Books by Zeki Mete Aksan
The Rider Depictions from the Roman Provinces of Pannonia, Dalmatia, Dacia, Moesia, Macedonia, Thracia and Asia, 2019
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Beyond Macedonia: the multifaceted Hellenistic Oikoumene reconsidered, Aigai, 27th May-2nd June 2022, 2022
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The Roman Provinces. Mechanisms of Integration, Cluj-Napoca, 5-6 October 2018, 2018
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2nd International Roman and Late Antique Thrace Conference, “Roman Thrace: Sanctuaries, Cities and Their Territories under Roman Rule in Provincia Thracia, 27-29 October 2017, Tekirdağ, 2017
Approximately 10 km southwest of Tekirdağ is the modern town Barbaros, situated on the coast and ... more Approximately 10 km southwest of Tekirdağ is the modern town Barbaros, situated on the coast and slopes of a hill with a commanding view of the Sea of Marmara and Prokonnesos Island beyond. Travellers from the end of the 19th century noted monuments as well as epigraphical data dating mainly to the Byzantine Period in and around the town. Surveys conducted afterwards by various scholars demonstrated that the ancient city located here is possibly Bisanthe, founded in the 7th century B.C. by colonists from Samos according to the ancient sources. Epigraphical data demonstrates its name changed to Panados in the Byzantine Period.
Sondage excavations conducted by the local museum between 2013-2015 revealed a small part of a settlement near the coast of the modern harbour of Barbaros. The first results of these excavations yielded remains of several workshops, small workplaces and storage rooms. For now it is possible to say that the location was used also as a harbour in the Byzantine Period.
Excavation results tend to be in accordance with the notes of the travellers from the 19th century, who noted remains of several Byzantine monuments around the town of Barbaros. The excavations also give an idea about the expansion of the city to the south during the Byzantine Period. A good part of the excavated area have been designated as a first degree archaeological site to be protected at the end of 2015, which gives hope for a firm ground for future archaeological study. Future work would be to stress on a thorough topographical map of the terrain on which the ancient city was founded.
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International Symposium on Sinope and Black Sea Archaeology, “Ancient Sinope and the Black Sea”, 13-15 October 2017, Sinop, 2017
In 2013-2016 illicit diggings were stopped at the eight tumuli around Sinop and excavated by the ... more In 2013-2016 illicit diggings were stopped at the eight tumuli around Sinop and excavated by the Directorate of Sinop Archaeology Museum. Excavations revealed that the tumuli were already robbed and no grave goods could be recovered. However, all of the tumuli contained tomb structures of different sizes. Except for some details, tomb structures are observed to be built of cut stones without mortar and the roofing was corbelled vault. Although there are no artifacts that could help to the dating of the graves, it seems possible to date the tomb structures generally to the Hellenistic Period according to the architectural features.
When evaluated in terms of their location, five of the burial mounds were built close to the sea coast, while the other three were located inland, distant from the sea. In some cases tumuli are thought to be demonstrating a closeby settlement or they may as well be interpreted as an indicator of the borders of a settlement. It is a known fact that burial mounds were built for important people in ancient times. The tomb structures point to a similar situation for the tumuli in Sinop, though there are no artifacts in these tumuli due to the illicit diggings. Location of the tumuli, their relations to their environs and the quality of the tomb structures will be evaluated in this paper.
Keywords: Sinope, Tumulus, Tomb Architecture, Hellenistic Period
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13th International Congress of Thracology Kazanlak, September 3-7, 2017, 2017
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Transformation of the Pergamon Micro-Region, 1st „Werkstattgespräch“, 7.11.2020, 2020
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Transformation of the Pergamon Micro-Region, 1st „Werkstattgespräch“, September 22nd, 2019, 2019
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Monumental Grave Mounds and Urban Necropoleis – The Archaeology of Death in the Hellenistic Period, Workshop at the German Archaeological Institute Istanbul, 2015
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1st International Workshop on The Rider Monuments from the Balkan-Danubian provinces of the Roman Empire, 13-15 November 2017, 2017
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Sondage excavations conducted by the local museum between 2013-2015 revealed a small part of a settlement near the coast of the modern harbour of Barbaros. The first results of these excavations yielded remains of several workshops, small workplaces and storage rooms. For now it is possible to say that the location was used also as a harbour in the Byzantine Period.
Excavation results tend to be in accordance with the notes of the travellers from the 19th century, who noted remains of several Byzantine monuments around the town of Barbaros. The excavations also give an idea about the expansion of the city to the south during the Byzantine Period. A good part of the excavated area have been designated as a first degree archaeological site to be protected at the end of 2015, which gives hope for a firm ground for future archaeological study. Future work would be to stress on a thorough topographical map of the terrain on which the ancient city was founded.
When evaluated in terms of their location, five of the burial mounds were built close to the sea coast, while the other three were located inland, distant from the sea. In some cases tumuli are thought to be demonstrating a closeby settlement or they may as well be interpreted as an indicator of the borders of a settlement. It is a known fact that burial mounds were built for important people in ancient times. The tomb structures point to a similar situation for the tumuli in Sinop, though there are no artifacts in these tumuli due to the illicit diggings. Location of the tumuli, their relations to their environs and the quality of the tomb structures will be evaluated in this paper.
Keywords: Sinope, Tumulus, Tomb Architecture, Hellenistic Period
Workshops by Zeki Mete Aksan
Seminars by Zeki Mete Aksan
Sondage excavations conducted by the local museum between 2013-2015 revealed a small part of a settlement near the coast of the modern harbour of Barbaros. The first results of these excavations yielded remains of several workshops, small workplaces and storage rooms. For now it is possible to say that the location was used also as a harbour in the Byzantine Period.
Excavation results tend to be in accordance with the notes of the travellers from the 19th century, who noted remains of several Byzantine monuments around the town of Barbaros. The excavations also give an idea about the expansion of the city to the south during the Byzantine Period. A good part of the excavated area have been designated as a first degree archaeological site to be protected at the end of 2015, which gives hope for a firm ground for future archaeological study. Future work would be to stress on a thorough topographical map of the terrain on which the ancient city was founded.
When evaluated in terms of their location, five of the burial mounds were built close to the sea coast, while the other three were located inland, distant from the sea. In some cases tumuli are thought to be demonstrating a closeby settlement or they may as well be interpreted as an indicator of the borders of a settlement. It is a known fact that burial mounds were built for important people in ancient times. The tomb structures point to a similar situation for the tumuli in Sinop, though there are no artifacts in these tumuli due to the illicit diggings. Location of the tumuli, their relations to their environs and the quality of the tomb structures will be evaluated in this paper.
Keywords: Sinope, Tumulus, Tomb Architecture, Hellenistic Period