The Shipwreck Yenikapı 7 from the Theodosian Harbour in Istanbul, Türkiye: A Preliminary Report


Kocabaş H. I.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, cilt.54, sa.1, ss.3-17, 2025 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 54 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/10572414.2024.2320777
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, FRANCIS, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, L'Année philologique, American History and Life, Anthropological Literature, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, MLA - Modern Language Association Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3-17
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

During the Yenikapi salvage excavations carried out by the Istanbul Archaeological Museums in Turkiye, the shipwreck Yenikapi 7 was discovered in the Theodosian Harbour. Experts from Istanbul University's Division of Conservation of Marine Archaeological Objects studied the hull of the shipwreck, which was dated to the 10th century AD based on its stratigraphic layer. The hull remains measured 6.6 m in length and 2.10 m in width, with all surviving timbers found in their original place. Yenikapi 7's hull exhibited unique features such as a flat-floored boxier hull at the cross-section amidships, bilge keels, rounded limber-holes, and a rockered keel. The planking of the shipwreck, which had a hull of mixed construction, is joined with edge dowels. This article presents the analysis of the shipwreck Yenikapi 7, including preliminary results, and comparative evaluations made with other similar Yenikapi shipwrecks.