FOREWORD

The Black Sea studies in Turkey have not attained the desired level yet. The Southern Coast of the Black Sea has been neglected in terms of archaeological studies. Along the coast, the ancient cities have been overbuilt by modern settlements and recent road constructions have destroyed the ancient remains. All sites mentioned in ancient sources as the lands of the Amazons and other local tribes who lived in this region are still a legend only. Although there are some surveys and fieldwork being carried out by Turkish and foreign scholars, there still remains a lot to be done. Studies of the Black Sea cover a large area, and concern the study of different cultural complexes as reflected in different peoples, states and countries. This volume shows recent field projects and studies in the archaeology and ancient history of the Black Sea and their relationship with the Mediterrenean underwater studies. Opportunities, as offered by this volume, to exchange views and present new evidence, are crucial to the subject. The volume contains 22 papers from Turkey and other Black Sea countries, segregated in chapters of Excavations & Surveys, Settlement Archaeology and Underwater & Maritime Archaeology. It is an obligation to congratulate personally all writers, and thank them all for their studies and contribution to this publication. I also would like to thank Davut Yigitpaşa, Hakan Öniz, Akın Temür as editors for their contributions. I believe that the volume will provide support to the education of young scholars, and enhance the studies related with the Black Sea region. – Prof. Dr. Sümer Atasoy

FOREWORD

Black Sea has always been a marginal sea connected to an ocean which has many interesting features. The Turkish straits namely Bosphorus and Dardanelles connect the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via Marmara Sea. Black Sea was sailed by Hittites, Carians, Colchians, Thracians, Greeks, Persians, Cimmerians, Scythians, Romans, Byzantines, Goths, Huns, Avars, Slavs, Crusaders, Venetians, Genoese, Tatars and Ottomans which makes it very rich historically. Deepwater archaeology shows that prehistoric settlements and ancient shipwrecks are exceptionally well preserved due to the absence of oxygen. TINA The Turkish Institute of Nautical Archaeology is proud and privileged to sponsor the 10th International Symposium on Underwater Research (ISUR), Black Sea Archaeology.

Oğuz Aydemir – President of Turkish Foundation for Underwater Archaeology

Bağlantı:

http://www.tinaturk.org/pdfs/Black-sea-archaeology-studies-Recent-Developments.pdf

Foreword – Sümer Atasoy iv

Foreword – Oğuz Aydemir v

CHAPTER 1 – EXCAVATIONS & SURVEYS

1. Giresun, the Excavation of the Island of Aretias/Khalkeritis – Akın Temür, Gazanfer İltar 1

CHAPTER 2 – UNDERWATER & MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY

1.  Law Conflicts in the Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Caribbean by the Example of Cuba – A. Y. Predtechenskaya, I.R. Nikolaev 13

2. Giresun, the Excavation of the Island of Aretias/Khalkeritis – Alexandra Bivolaru, Matthie Giaime, Veronica Rossi, Valentin Bottez, Nick Marriner,
Christophe Morhange, Vasilica Lungu, Marius Streinu 16

3. Underwater Surveys on the Coast of Antalya – 2014-2015 – Hakan Öniz, Murat Karademir 32

4. Underwater Cultural Heritage and NGOs in the UK: Problems and Achievements – Ivan Nıkolaev, N. Karbaia, S. Fazlullin 39

5. Maritime Historical and Cultural Heritage of the Cyprus Island: Underwater Surveys and Underwater Archaeological Excavations – Maria Ayça Koçdağ 46

6. Structure, Development and Functionality of Keels on Ancient Ships – Mert Uğur Kara 59

7. Georgia’s Black Sea Coast and the Prospects Regarding the Underwater Archaeology – Madonna Mshvildadze, Nikolov Tushabramishvili 71

8.  Diving Activities in the Black Sea According to the Ottoman Archives: Goals, Reasons and Ethnic Origins of Divers – Okay Sütçüoğlu 78

9. Chaikas in the Black Sea; Conceptual Problems and Action Areas – Okay Sütçüoğlu\ Ayşe Taşkesen 85

CHAPTER 3 – SETTLEMENT ARCHAEOLOGY

1. Finds from the Excavations at the Foundation of the Sinop Teacher Training High School – Ayla Baş 93

2. An Archaeological Assessment of the Turkish Eastern Black Sea Region in the Light of Fatsa Surveys and Cıngırt Kayası Excavations – Ayşe F. Erol 102

3. An Overview of the Iron Age Settlements in Samsun – Davut Yiğitpaşa 110

4. From Myths to Reality: New Approaches on the Reality of Amazons – Fatma Bağdatlı Çam 127

5. Glass Vessels in the Ordu Pasaoglu Mansion and Ethnography Museum – Fevziye Eker 142

6. A Small Island of Great Importance in Maritime Trade of the South Black Sea Coast: Daphnousia Island/Kefken – Füsun Tülek 155

7. Preliminary Observations on the Palaeolithic Period Finds Found in the Western Black Sea Region Between the Eregli and Akcakoca Districts – Gökhan Mustafaoğlu 160

8. New Archaeological Surveys in the Western Black Sea Region of Turkey – F. Gülden Ekmen 171

9. Balatlar Community Church Building Complex – Gülgün Köroğlu 179

10. The Role of Archaeology in Historical Studies of Black Sea – İbrahim Tellioğlu 191

11.  Kinneir’s Narratives about Amisos and His Historical Resources – Mehmet Köseoğlu 202

12. Historical and Cultural Structure of Sebastopolis and its Vicinity in the Light of the Archaeological Surveys on the Southern Part of Pontus – Murat Tekin 208

13.  An Evaluation on Bronze Movable Cultural Assets in Artvin-Savsat Found by Chance – Osman Aytekin, Hasan Buğrul 219

14. Surveys and Excavations on the Eastern Black Sea Coast of Turkey – Sümer Atasoy 226

15.  A General Review on the Excavations in Sebastopolis in Colopene Part of Pontus Area – Şengül Dilek Ful 240