Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ANADOLU ARASTIRMALARI-ANATOLIAN RESEARCH, sa.27, ss.337-357, 2022 (ESCI)
During the sounding excavation the Tekirdag Museum carried out in 2021 in the Karakaya locality near Tekirdag-Osmanli Village, a castle dating to the early Byzantine period as well as structural remains related to the castle were discovered. The aim of the article is date and understand the functions of the castle and its related structures. In this way, the article examines the layout and architectural features of the castle in detail, after which it evaluates the archaeological finds uncovered during the excavations and dates the castle. According to all these evaluations, Karakaya Castle has been concluded to have been built between the 5th-7th centuries AD for military purposes. Based on Building Number 1, which is understood to have been used as a weaving workshop, the castle is additionally understood to have not just been a military post but tohave also seen production and commercial activities carried out.