Old Smyrna (Bayraklı) Classical Period Houses: Plan, Intended Uses, Preservation, and Restoration Recommendations

Project no. 27369 · Status: Kapanmış (Yayın bekleniyor) · 2023

Summary

<p>The&nbsp;Classical&nbsp;Period&nbsp;architectural&nbsp;structures&nbsp;excavated&nbsp;in&nbsp;Old&nbsp;Smyrna&nbsp;(Bayraklı)&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;re-evaluated&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;study;&nbsp;the&nbsp;findings,&nbsp;the&nbsp;relationships&nbsp;between&nbsp;the&nbsp;structures,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;state&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;city&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;Classical&nbsp;Period&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;addressed&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;holistic&nbsp;approach.&nbsp;Within&nbsp;this&nbsp;scope,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Classical&nbsp;Period&nbsp;residential&nbsp;architecture&nbsp;of&nbsp;Old&nbsp;Smyrna&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;revealed,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;similarities&nbsp;and&nbsp;differences&nbsp;between&nbsp;these&nbsp;residences&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;examples&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;period&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;determined.&nbsp;During&nbsp;the&nbsp;excavations,&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;residential&nbsp;structures&nbsp;dated&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;4th&nbsp;century&nbsp;BC&nbsp;by&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Akurgal&nbsp;were&nbsp;uncovered;&nbsp;in&nbsp;later&nbsp;studies,&nbsp;other&nbsp;structures&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;period&nbsp;were&nbsp;also&nbsp;identified&nbsp;in&nbsp;different&nbsp;parts&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;mound.&nbsp;These&nbsp;structures,&nbsp;which&nbsp;Akurgal&nbsp;planned&nbsp;to&nbsp;publish&nbsp;in&nbsp;detail,&nbsp;have&nbsp;not&nbsp;been&nbsp;comprehensively&nbsp;published&nbsp;to&nbsp;date;&nbsp;however,&nbsp;limited&nbsp;evaluations&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;made&nbsp;in&nbsp;some&nbsp;studies.&nbsp;Field&nbsp;and&nbsp;artifact&nbsp;studies&nbsp;have&nbsp;revealed&nbsp;the&nbsp;need&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;detailed&nbsp;study&nbsp;of&nbsp;Classical&nbsp;Period&nbsp;residences.&nbsp;Indeed,&nbsp;O.&nbsp;Bingöl&nbsp;has&nbsp;stated&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;structures&nbsp;northwest&nbsp;of&nbsp;Athena&nbsp;Street&nbsp;are&nbsp;not&nbsp;multi-room&nbsp;complexes,&nbsp;but&nbsp;rather&nbsp;structures&nbsp;with&nbsp;oikos&nbsp;facing&nbsp;south&nbsp;and&nbsp;opening&nbsp;onto&nbsp;a&nbsp;courtyard,&nbsp;in&nbsp;accordance&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;prostas&nbsp;type&nbsp;house&nbsp;plan.&nbsp;These&nbsp;views&nbsp;have&nbsp;made&nbsp;it&nbsp;necessary&nbsp;to&nbsp;re-examine&nbsp;Classical&nbsp;Period&nbsp;residential&nbsp;architecture&nbsp;and&nbsp;urban&nbsp;planning&nbsp;in&nbsp;Old&nbsp;Smyrna.&nbsp;Despite&nbsp;the&nbsp;presence&nbsp;of&nbsp;finds&nbsp;dating&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;5th&nbsp;century&nbsp;BC&nbsp;in&nbsp;Classical&nbsp;Period&nbsp;excavations,&nbsp;the&nbsp;fact&nbsp;that&nbsp;architectural&nbsp;remains&nbsp;are&nbsp;generally&nbsp;dated&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;4th&nbsp;century&nbsp;BC&nbsp;necessitates&nbsp;a&nbsp;reassessment&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;construction&nbsp;and&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;buildings.&nbsp;In&nbsp;this&nbsp;context,&nbsp;ceramic,&nbsp;baked&nbsp;clay,&nbsp;and&nbsp;metal&nbsp;finds&nbsp;were&nbsp;examined;&nbsp;Old&nbsp;Smyrna&#39;s&nbsp;settlement&nbsp;pattern&nbsp;and&nbsp;socio-economic&nbsp;structure&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;Classical&nbsp;Period&nbsp;were&nbsp;comprehensively&nbsp;evaluated&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;residential&nbsp;architecture.&nbsp;As&nbsp;a&nbsp;result&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;study,&nbsp;data&nbsp;on&nbsp;Classical&nbsp;Period&nbsp;Old&nbsp;Smyrna&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;presented&nbsp;systematically&nbsp;and&nbsp;comprehensively&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time.</p>

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