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A rescue excavation was carried out in 2010 by the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in the antique city of Parnasos, located on the border of Değirmenyolu village. Inscription on the ground mosaic of the naos of a church belonging to the early Byzantine Era, which was found as a result of excavations, reveals that it was constructed between 469-470 Roman-Byzantine coins were found in the church, which was built on the pilgrimage route of Christianity, stretching from Anatolia to Jerusalem. The city of Parnassos is an important city for the ancient world, as it is an important stop on the pilgrimage route as mentioned above and because of it is an episcopal centre. As far as it is learned from the inscription, the person named Longinus from Parnassos is responsible for the financial affairs of the church. This inscription, which is, for the time being, the first inscription on the history of Parnassos, gives us important information about the history of the city. The antique city of Parnassos had not been explored archaeologically before. The church was built during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Leon I (457-474).