A collection of Myndos related papers titled Myndos Kazi ve
Araştirmalari, Myndos Excavations and Researches 2004-2013, edited by Dr Derya
Şahin, was published in 2016 and a number of the authors have been posting their
papers over the last few weeks on academia.edu
All of the papers are in Turkish, below are links to two of them
Myndos Asar/Tavşan Adasi Geç Antik Dönem Kandilleri
Myndos Asar Island Late Antique
Lamps
Dr Sinan Mimaroğlu of Mustafa Kemal University.
ABSTRACT
Myndos
ancient city which was one of the ancient Caria cities in the ancient
geography, is today located in Gümüşlük town of Bodrum district in Muğla
province in southern Turkey. Locating right across Myndos ancient city
Asar/Tavşan Island has a crucial place to protect the harbor of the city.
Structural layers came to light as a result of the excavation digs belong to
early Hellenistic period in Asar Island. Some settlement relevant to the
topography of the island had been located around the church that built on the
hill in the late antiquity and dates back to A.D. 5th. It is determined that
new settling had been planned in a new placement settlement pattern on the old
layers. It is considered that these unearthed place-ments settlement was were
not for civil uses but directly related to the church and it is a monastery
complex. historical findings empower the idea of the monastery complex. The
last layer is composed of the fortification walls that date back to Late
Byzantine period. Terra-cotta lamps dealt in this essay were found during the
excavation carried out between 2009 and 2013 in Myndos city on Asar/Tavşan
Island that protects the ancient city harbor. The most of lamps are Asia Minor
type (Ephesos). There are only two African Red Slip type lamps. Terra cotta
lamps indicate the presence of a trade in the Myndos/Asar Island. It is
suggested that the lamps were in use between A.D. 6-7. th century depending on
their analogy.
Asar / Tavşan Adasi
Ekmek Mühür Kalıbı ve Hacı Pulları
The Bread Stamp and Pilgrim Tokens from Myndos Asar / Tavşan Island
Dr Derya Şahin and Dr Emine Tok
ABSTRACT:
The
subject of the study is the bread stamp and the two pilgrim tokens found at
Myndos Asar/Tavşan Island during the excavation campaign of 2013. As a result
of the evaluations made, it is determined that the descriptions on the bread
stamp mold and the pilgrim tokens belonged to the saints martyrized for
religion and they were used during the Eucharistic Liturgies. These findings,
which also made the architectural pattern of the island more meaningful,
indicate that the island was used as a cult center during the Early Byzantine
Period.
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