The Yenikapi Byzantine-Era Shipwrecks, Istanbul, Turkey: a preliminary report and inventory of the 27 wrecks studied by Istanbul University


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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, cilt.44, sa.1, ss.5-38, 2015 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/1095-9270.12084
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, FRANCIS, IBZ 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.5-38
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Salvage excavations conducted in the Yenikap quarter of the historic peninsula of Istanbul by the Istanbul Archaeological Museums 2004-2013 have brought to light the Theodosian Harbour on the Sea of Marmara. In addition to thousands of archaeological artefacts, a total of 37 shipwrecks dating from the 5th to the 11th centuries AD were uncovered, constituting the biggest collection of medieval ships uncovered at a single excavation site. The present article deals with 27 wrecks in the charge of the team from Istanbul University's Department of Conservation of Marine Archaeological Objects, consisting of 23 merchantmen and four galleys. The wrecks are presented with their general characteristics. The preliminary evidence from the Yenikap wrecks regarding the development from shell-based to skeleton-based philosophy is discussed, and various building phases presented.