PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF HOLOCENE COASTAL CHANGES AROUND SMYRNA AGORA (KONAK-İZMİR)

Aylin Karadaş; Rifat İlhan; Serdar Vardar; Ertuğ Öner; Akin Ersoy

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PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF HOLOCENE COASTAL CHANGES AROUND SMYRNA AGORA (KONAK-İZMİR)

Authors:

Aylin Karadaş | Rifat İlhan | Serdar Vardar | Ertuğ Öner | Akin Ersoy

Publisher:

Erciyes University

Main Topics:

Türkiye Beşeri Coğrafyası

Journal:

Erciyes Akademi Vol.37 Issue 3, pp.1095-1126

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001299720

pISSN:

2757-7031

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Abstract:

 Several palaeogeography-geoarchaeology-alluvial geomorphology researches have been conducted with the core drilling method since the 1990s, in sites such as Yeşilova, Yassıtepe, Bayraklı Old Smyrna mounds, which are the first settlement places of the city of İzmir. Researches started in the Smyrna Agora in 2022. Within the scope of the Smyrna Ancient City Archaeological Excavation Project, it was aimed to contribute to the studies carried out for the inclusion of the İzmir Historical City Center, which was first mentioned in the early 2000s, on the UNESCO World Heritage List, with our 2022 works in the Smyrna Agora. It is also necessary to scientifically prove the location of City of Symrna which has been inhabited since the end of the 4th century BC to the coastline. Although the area around Kemeraltı is considered to be the harbor of ancient times, it is necessary to reveal how far the coastline has prograded towards this area and how it has reached its present position in the historical process with paleogeographic and geoarchaeological scientific studies. The first scientific results were revealed within the scope of the core drillings carried out in the Smyrna Agora and the Albayrak Passage parcel, which is located in the 3rd Degree Archaeological Site in Kemeraltı, to the west of the Agora.

 Several palaeogeography-geoarchaeology-alluvial geomorphology researches have been conducted with the core drilling method since the 1990s, in sites such as Yeşilova, Yassıtepe, Bayraklı Old Smyrna mounds, which are the first settlement places of the city of İzmir. Researches started in the Smyrna Agora in 2022. Within the scope of the Smyrna Ancient City Archaeological Excavation Project, it was aimed to contribute to the studies carried out for the inclusion of the İzmir Historical City Center, which was first mentioned in the early 2000s, on the UNESCO World Heritage List, with our 2022 works in the Smyrna Agora. It is also necessary to scientifically prove the location of City of Symrna which has been inhabited since the end of the 4th century BC to the coastline. Although the area around Kemeraltı is considered to be the harbor of ancient times, it is necessary to reveal how far the coastline has prograded towards this area and how it has reached its present position in the historical process with paleogeographic and geoarchaeological scientific studies. The first scientific results were revealed within the scope of the core drillings carried out in the Smyrna Agora and the Albayrak Passage parcel, which is located in the 3rd Degree Archaeological Site in Kemeraltı, to the west of the Agora.

 Several palaeogeography-geoarchaeology-alluvial geomorphology researches have been conducted with the core drilling method since the 1990s, in sites such as Yeşilova, Yassıtepe, Bayraklı Old Smyrna mounds, which are the first settlement places of the city of İzmir. Researches started in the Smyrna Agora in 2022. Within the scope of the Smyrna Ancient City Archaeological Excavation Project, it was aimed to contribute to the studies carried out for the inclusion of the İzmir Historical City Center, which was first mentioned in the early 2000s, on the UNESCO World Heritage List, with our 2022 works in the Smyrna Agora. It is also necessary to scientifically prove the location of City of Symrna which has been inhabited since the end of the 4th century BC to the coastline. Although the area around Kemeraltı is considered to be the harbor of ancient times, it is necessary to reveal how far the coastline has prograded towards this area and how it has reached its present position in the historical process with paleogeographic and geoarchaeological scientific studies. The first scientific results were revealed within the scope of the core drillings carried out in the Smyrna Agora and the Albayrak Passage parcel, which is located in the 3rd Degree Archaeological Site in Kemeraltı, to the west of the Agora.

 İzmir kentinin en eski kuruluş yerleri olan Yeşilova Höyüğü, Yassıtepe Höyüğü ve Bayraklı-Tepekule Höyüğünde Old Smyrna delgi sondaj yöntemiyle yapılan paleocoğrafya-jeoarkeoloji-alüvyal jeomorfoloji araştırmaları 1990lı yıllardan beri sürmektedir. Bu çalışmaların bir devamı olarak 2022 yılında Smyrna Agorasında paleocoğrafya araştırmaları başlamıştır. Smyrna Antik Kenti Arkeolojik Kazı Projesi kapsamında, Smyrna Agorasında başlayan çalışmalarda, ilk kez 2000li yılların başında dile getirilen, İzmir Tarihi Kent Merkezinin UNESCO Dünya Miras Listesine alınması için yürütülen hazırlık çalışmalara katkı sunmak amaçlanmıştır. Bu çalışmalar kapsamında MÖ 4. yüzyılın sonundan itibaren Helenistik, Roma, Bizans, Beylikler, Osmanlı ve Cumhuriyet dönemleri boyunca iskân gören Symrna kentinin, kıyı kenar çizgisi ile ilişkisinin bilimsel olarak kanıtlanması beklenmektedir. Özellikle Kemeraltı çevresi eski dönemlerin limanı olarak kabul edilmekle birlikte, bu alanda kıyı çizgisinin nereye kadar ilerlediği ve tarihsel süreçte nasıl bir değişimle bugünkü konumuna ulaştığının paleocoğrafik ve jeoarkeolojik çalışmalarla ortaya konması gerekmektedir. Bu çalışma kapsamında Smyrna Agorası ve Agoranın batısında Kemeraltında 3. Derece Arkeolojik Sit Alanı içinde kalan Albayrak Pasajı parselinde delgi sondaj yöntemi ile paleocoğrafya-jeoarkeoloji çalışmaları yürütülmüş ve bu çalışmalara ait ilk bilimsel sonuçlar ortaya konmuştur. Buna göre Symyna Agorasında yerleşimin ilk dönemlerinde bir kıyı yerleşimi olduğu ve uzunca bir dönem liman işlevini koruduğu anlaşılmıştır.

Article Details

PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF HOLOCENE COASTAL CHANGES AROUND SMYRNA AGORA (KONAK-İZMİR)

Authors:

Aylin Karadaş | Rifat İlhan | Serdar Vardar | Ertuğ Öner | Akin Ersoy

Publisher:

Erciyes University

Main Topics:

Türkiye Beşeri Coğrafyası

Journal:

Erciyes Akademi Vol.37 Issue 3, pp.1095-1126

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001299720

pISSN:

2757-7031

Smyrna

Agora

İzmir

Ancient Harbor

Paleogeography

GeoarchaeologySmyrna

Agora

İzmir

Antik Liman

Paleocoğrafya

Jeoarkeoloji

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Authors: Aylin Karadaş | Rifat İlhan | Serdar Vardar | Ertuğ Öner | Akin Ersoy

Publisher: Erciyes University

Main Topics: Türkiye Beşeri Coğrafyası

Journal: Erciyes Akademi Vol.37 Issue 3, pp.1095-1126

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001299720

pISSN: 2757-7031

Issues

Authors:

Aylin Karadaş | Rifat İlhan | Serdar Vardar | Ertuğ Öner | Akin Ersoy

Publisher:

Erciyes University

Main Topics:

Türkiye Beşeri Coğrafyası

Journal:

Erciyes Akademi Vol.37 Issue 3, pp.1095-1126

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001299720

pISSN:

2757-7031