Preliminary Report on the 2023 Fieldwork at Phoenix and Casara
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2024
Yazarlar: Asil Yaman, Koray Konuk, Anna M. Sitz, İlayda Alikaya, Münire Rumeysa Çakan, Aslıhan Güçlü, Kübra Günbey, Şeyda Sayin, Fatih Deli, İbrahim Akalin, Bahar Cansel Itez, Sude Nur Altindişoğullari, Mehmet Serhat Aydemir
Anatolia Antiqua, Uluslararası, 2024, cilt XXXII, ss 381-396
DOI: 10.4000/16bgr
Özet
The Phoenix Archaeological Project (PAP) fieldwork in 2023 was the third multidisciplinary campaign focusing on the southern areas of the Phoenix and Casara archaeological sites on the Bozburun Peninsula in Turkey. A rural settlement landscape with agricultural workshops, olive oil production sites, wineries and farmsteads, was documented over an area of around 750 hectares. The investigations also covered the harbours of Gedik Bay and Serçe Limanı and shed light on their historical role in regional trade and networking. On the acropolis of Casara, polygonal walls and pottery from the Geometric period provided evidence of occupation from the 8th century BCE to the Byzantine period. Churches from the Late Antique and Byzantine periods, extensive necropolises and ancient paths shed light on the socio-economic and cultural organisation of Phoenix and Casara. Epigraphic studies revealed six newly discovered inscriptions that expand our understanding of the cultic landscape of Casara. In addition to its scientific endeavours, the PAP continued its cultural heritage education program for local school children and launched a culinary initiative in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).