At the Balatlar Church in Sinop, under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Gülgün Köroğlu, archaeologic... more At the Balatlar Church in Sinop, under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Gülgün Köroğlu, archaeological excavations have been ongoing since 2010. A result of the excavations, it was found that the building was built during the Roman Imperial period as a Imperial bath. By the 5th century Imperial bath has been converted to a church. Although it has been interrupted in some periods the church/monastery and around was used as a cemetery till first quarter of 20.th century. During the archaeological excavations grave finds obtained from 19.-first quarter of 20.century, important results of showing the burial traditions of the Greek community as well as the practices of everyday life and the effects of social transformations in this period. In this context, it has been aimed to evaluate the burial traditions and cultural changes of the Greek community that lived in Sinop in the last periods of the Ottoman Empire.
At the Balatlar Church in Sinop, under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Gülgün Köroğlu, archaeologic... more At the Balatlar Church in Sinop, under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Gülgün Köroğlu, archaeological excavations have been ongoing since 2010. A result of the excavations, it was found that the building was built during the Roman Imperial period as a Imperial bath. By the 5th century Imperial bath has been converted to a church. Although it has been interrupted in some periods the church/monastery and around was used as a cemetery till first quarter of 20.th century. During the archaeological excavations grave finds obtained from 19.-first quarter of 20.century, important results of showing the burial traditions of the Greek community as well as the practices of everyday life and the effects of social transformations in this period. In this context, it has been aimed to evaluate the burial traditions and cultural changes of the Greek community that lived in Sinop in the last periods of the Ottoman Empire.
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