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A short note on the geo-archeological significance of the ancient Theodosius harbour (İstanbul, Turkey)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Oya Algan ,
M. Namık Yalçın ,
Mehmet Özdoğan ,
İsak Yılmaz ,
Erol Sarı ,
Elmas Kırcı-Elmas ,
Demet Ongan ,
Özlem Bulkan-Yeşiladalı ,
Yücel Yılmaz  and
İsmail Karamut
Oya Algan*
Affiliation:
İstanbul University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management, Vefa, 34470, İstanbul, Turkey
M. Namık Yalçın
Affiliation:
İstanbul University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geological Engineering, Avcılar Campus, İstanbul, Turkey
Mehmet Özdoğan
Affiliation:
İstanbul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Archaeology, Beyazıt, İstanbul, Turkey
İsak Yılmaz
Affiliation:
İstanbul University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geological Engineering, Avcılar Campus, İstanbul, Turkey
Erol Sarı
Affiliation:
İstanbul University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management, Vefa, 34470, İstanbul, Turkey
Elmas Kırcı-Elmas
Affiliation:
İstanbul University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management, Vefa, 34470, İstanbul, Turkey
Demet Ongan
Affiliation:
İstanbul University, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management, Vefa, 34470, İstanbul, Turkey
Özlem Bulkan-Yeşiladalı
Affiliation:
İstanbul University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geological Engineering, Avcılar Campus, İstanbul, Turkey
Yücel Yılmaz
Affiliation:
Kadir Has University, Cibali Campus, Haliç, İstanbul, Turkey
İsmail Karamut
Affiliation:
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzesi Müdürlüğü, Gülhane, İstanbul, Turkey
*
⁎Corresponding author. E-mail address:[email protected] (O. Algan).
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Abstract

The sedimentary sequence discovered at archaeological excavations in ancient Theodosius Harbour at İstanbul contains the records of sea level, environmental changes and the cultural history of the region. The cobbles at the base of the sequence include archaeological remnants of Neolithic culture that settled in the area between 8.4 and 7.3 14C ka BP, and are located at 6 m below the present sea level. The sediments representing a coastal environment indicate that the area was used as a harbour from AD 4th to at least the 11th century and were filled by the sediments derived from Lykos Stream after 11th century.

Keywords

Sea of MarmaraIstanbulSea levelCoastal sedimentsHolocene transgressionNeolithicGeoarchaeology
Type
Short Paper
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Quaternary Research , Volume 72 , Issue 3 , November 2009 , pp. 457 - 461
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University of Washington

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