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GAZIANTEP, TÃœRKÄ°YE - FEBRUARY 23: While many invaluable artifacts, such as those in the prominentÌýZeugmaÌýMosaicÌýMuseum, were left largely untouched in two recent earthquakes, Turkish authorities have declared that restoration and repair work would soon begin for those that took damage in the tremors.Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy declared that the restoration of historical and cultural sites in nearby Hatay province that were damaged by the massive tremors would begin next month. He also noted that the ministry's General Directorate of Cultural Heritage andÌýMuseums has introduced an emergency disaster prevention plan.Teams responded immediately to work on damaged parts ofÌýmuseums and ruins across 11 province hit hard by the two back-to-back quakes on Feb. 6, and conducted large-scale damage assessment work of the cultural treasures.In Gaziantep, one of those 11 provinces, the historical Roman-era columns still stand in the ruins of the city ofÌýZeugma. Its famed ancient mosaics have preserved their unique texture despite the earthquakes, while theÌýmuseum's favorite exhibits, the 1.6-meter-tall statue of the Roman god Mars and the Gypsy Girl mosaic, were unscathed. (Footage by Husame Battal/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)