tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63820724968848311062024-03-13T15:35:33.317-07:00The Gülsüm Balcony ProjectGulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-31349544583844222212019-02-28T11:34:00.000-08:002019-02-28T11:34:25.013-08:00Tombs Found During Construction Work in the Gümüşlük – Karakaya Area<br />
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<br />Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-67005783008767895952018-02-07T13:00:00.000-08:002018-02-07T13:00:28.299-08:00Das Apollon Archegetes Heiligtum – The Sanctuary of Apollo Archegetes<br />
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off print, in German, from </span><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Cityscapes
and Monuments of Western Asia Minor -</span></i><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT-SC700, serif;"> </span><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Memories and Identities</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> titled “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Das Apollon Archegetes Heiligtum auf
der Asar Insel bei Myndos” on </span><a href="https://www.academia.edu/35821689/Das_Apollon_Archegetes_Heiligtum_auf_der_Asar_Insel_bei_Myndos" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">academia.edu</a></div>
<br />Abstract<br /><br />“Recent excavations on Asar Island, located by the harbour entrance of Myndos, have brought to light some interesting finds. These indicate that it was originally the site of a cult of Apollo Archegetes – a cult site dominated by a large altar. The altar, the nature of Apollo Archegetes, and Asar Island as an ever-present part of the cityscape for the inhabitants of Myndos are discussed in this article. In addition, some of the interesting small finds from the excavations are highlighted to further illustrate the development of the site.”<br /><br />Although there is no definitive date for the altar it is believed to have been erected during the mid 4th century B.C. during, or after, Mausolus’ synoecism of the Lelegian settlements, and that it was later refurbished or supplemented during the Roman Period.<br /><br />During the later Christian development of the island, one side of the altar was incorporated into the construction of a water cistern. <br /><br />A dedication discovered in 2013 identifies the altar as being dedicated to Apollo Archegetes with the suffix Archegetes suggesting that Apollo was seen as the founder or protector of the city.<br /><br />The absence of any other buildings, on the island, dating from this period has led Prof Şahin to propose that the whole of the island may have been a sanctuary and the monumental, marble, architectural masonry found during the excavations may have been part of the propylon at the entrance to the sanctuary.<br /><br />The paper also catalogues a number of architectural components, ceramic and figurative fragments found during the excavations, including pot sherds which pre-date the altar. <br /><br />For details of the book see <a href="https://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/cityscapes-and-monuments-of-remembrance-in-asia-minor.html">Cityscapes and Monuments of Western Asia Minor</a><br />
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<br />Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-13868611432393518762018-01-14T12:52:00.000-08:002018-01-14T12:52:53.292-08:00Turkish Underwater Archaeology Foundation (TINA) Periodical No 8<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
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Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-15858045474094056672017-11-26T13:59:00.000-08:002017-11-26T13:59:34.303-08:00Amphora Finds and Stamps - Myndos Excavations 2006-2013 <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">A detailed paper (125 pages) in Turkish, by Gonca Gülsefa, research assistant at Uludağ University, on the amphora sherds excavated at Gümüşlük and available to read or download from</span> <a href="https://www.academia.edu/31319621/MYNDOS_KAZILARINDA_BULUNAN_AMPHORALAR_VE_AMPHORA_M%C3%9CH%C3%9CR_BULUNTULARI_Amphora_Finds_and_its_Stamps_which_Were_Found_between_2006-2013_Myndos_Excavation" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">academia.edu</a> </div>
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2006-2013 MYNDOS KAZILARINDA BULUNAN AMPHORALAR VE AMPHORA MÜHÜR
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Karia kentlerinden
biri olan Myndos Antik Kenti, Antik yazarlarında sıkça bahsettiği gibi, Ege
Denizi ile Akdeniz’in kesişme noktasında bulunmaktadır ve coğrafi konumu
itibariyle önemli bir yapıya sahip kentlerden birisidir. 2006-2013 yılları
arasında yapılan kazı çalışmaları sonucunda ele geçen 157 adet amphora par-
çası değerlendirilmiştir. Bu amphoralardan 40 tanesi üzerinde ise mühür
baskıları yer almaktadır. Bu parçaların ışığında, kentte hangi tip amphoraların
kullanıldığı, kentin amphora üretimindeki yeri ve kentin ticari boyutu
belirlenmek istenmiştir. Kazı çalışmalarında tespit edilen ve kökenleri
belirlenerek gruplandırılan amphora buluntuları ve mühür baskılı kulpların,
yerleşim alanlarında hangi dönemden itibaren ne oranda kullanım görüldükleri,
üretilen ve tüketilen, ticareti yapılan malların ve bu alanların sosyo-ekonomik
durumları tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Amphora buluntuları içerisinde, İ.Ö.
6. yüzyıldan başlayarak, İ.S. 7. yüzyıla kadar olan dönemi kapsayan tipler yer
almaktadır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Karia, Myndos, Amphora, Amphora Mühürü, Dressel
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The ancient city of Myndos, which is one of the Carian
cities, mentioned frequently by the ancient authors. It is located at the
crossroads of the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea. It has an important
structure with its geographical location. 157 pieces amphora sherds are
evaluated which were found during the excavations carried out between the years
of 2006-2013. There are seal impressions on 40 pieces of these amphorae. In the
light of these sherds, the types of amphoras which were used in the city, the
position of the city in terms of producing amphorae and the commercial size of
the city wanted to be determined. Also, of amphorae finds and seal impressions
which are defined by the excavations and grouped by identifying their origin,
from what period and what extent they were seen in the residential areas, the
produced, consumed and traded goods and socio- economic status have been tried
to be determined. Amongst the amphorae finds, there are types which are
covering the periods from 6th century BC and 7th century AD. Keywords: Caria,
Myndos, Amphora, Amphora Stamp, Dressel 2-4, Kos.</div>
<br />Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-28783588337056365032017-11-19T10:39:00.000-08:002017-11-19T10:39:05.477-08:00One to look out for in 2018<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
A paper by Asst Prof Dr Oktay Dumankaya titled “2014 Myndos Eastern Harbour Bathymetric Study and First Assessment” is due to be published in March 2018’s edition of the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. The paper is available to preview now (pay to view) at<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/1095-9270.12272/references">onlinelibray.wiley</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was fortunate enough to see an
early draft of the paper, it compares the bathymetric features surveyed by Lt Cdr
Graves RN in 1837 (UKHO chart 1531) and the results of digital bathymetric survey of the
harbour in 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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associated with Gümüşlük or Myndos is another paper (which I missed first time
around) by Dr Dumankaya describing five harbour structures, six piers, and
a breakwater on Salih
Island (north of Torba opposite Güvercinlik and Kuyucak Mevkii.)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The paper (in Turkish) was given at
the </span><span class="A1" style="font-family: inherit;">2</span><span class="A2" style="font-family: inherit;">nd </span><span class="A3" style="font-family: inherit;">International Symposium Of Turgut Reis And Turkish
Maritime History in Nov 2013 and titled “</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Salih Adasi (Karyandaantik Kenti ?) Liman Araştirmasi” “Salih Island (The
Ancient City Of Karyanda?) Harbor Research” and is available to download as a PDF from <a href="https://www.academia.edu/19500344/SAL%C4%B0H_ISLAND_THE_ANCIENT_CITY_OF_KARYANDA_HARBOR_RESEARCH-_SAL%C4%B0H_ADASI_KARYANDA_ANT%C4%B0K_KENT%C4%B0_L%C4%B0MAN_ARA%C5%9ETIRMASI">academia.edu</a> and <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290996502_SALIH_ADASI_KARYANDA_ANTIK_KENTI_LIMAN_ARASTIRMASI_SALIH_ISLAND_THE_ANCIENT_CITY_OF_KARYANDA_HARBOR_RESEARCH">researchgate.net</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bu
makalenin konusunu Muğla ili, Bodrum ilçesi idari sınırları içerisinde yer alan
Salih Adası (Karyanda Antik Kenti ?) limanyapıları oluşturmaktadır. Söz konusu
adanın kıyı hattında, ada limanı ile ilişkili birçok yapı kalıntısı tespit
edilmiştir. Bu yapı kalıntılarının Hellenistik ve Geç Antik Çağ’a ait olduğu
görülmektedir. Tespit edilen liman yapılarının bölgedeki diğer örnekler ile
karşılaştırmaları, tarihlendirmeleri ve bu yapı kalıntılarının hangi kente ait
olduğunun sorgulanması makalenin konusunu oluşturmaktadır.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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article concerns with the harbour structures that Salih Island shoreline
located in the Province of Muğla, district of Bodrum (The ancient city of
Karyanda ?). Many remains of structures associated with the harbor have been
identified at the costal line of the island. These structures might be dated
back to the Hellenistic and late ancient period. Comparisons of identified
harbor structures with other harbor structures in the region, dating of the
structures and questioning of which city they belong to are the subject of this
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pot experts and those who know their Hayes classifications, a paper by </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Sinan
Mimaroğlu Asst. Assoc. Dr. Mustafa Kemal University Antakya-Hatay, published in
Ege University’s <i>Journal of Art History</i>
Vol XXVI Oct 17 and available to
download from Academia.edu (only available in Turkish)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Ancient city of Myndos was one of Carian Cities in the antiquity and is located within the administrative boundaries of Gumusluk locality of Bodrum District in modern Turkey’s Muğla Province.<br /><br />Apart from information recounted in works of antique and modern travelers, the very first study on this city was the underwater exploration conducted in and around Myndos by INA (Institute of Nautical Archaeology) in 1980 whereupon 10 amphoras, similar to those found in Yassiada Shipwreck which were aged for 4th century A.D. Underwater and surface studies were carried out between 2004 and 2006 which were led by Prof. Dr. Mustafa Sahin. The ground surveys carried out in 2008 revealed a monumental structure on Asar Island whereupon first scientific excavation works have started in 2009.*<br /><br />The layers of structures beginning earliest from the Hellenistic period were revealed by the studies on the hill. In the Late Antiquity, basilica and houses and cisterns were built on top of the hill. The most recent layer features fortified walls dating the Late Byzantium Era.<br /><br />Present study is the first that focuses on ceramics that were excavated between the years 2009-2013 from Asar Island (a.k.a. Rabbit Island) which overlooks the Myndos.<br /><br />The ceramics examined in this study are from Late Antiquity of common wares and include cooking and heating pots, lids and Late Roman Red-Slip Wares. The ceramics provide important data concerning Late Antique settlements in the site and clues much needed to understand the fabric of the settlement.<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
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Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-48533608498081957902017-08-06T09:54:00.001-07:002017-08-06T09:54:59.236-07:00Drone flight over Kocadağ<div class="MsoNormal">
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Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-5371612895777723702017-06-01T12:51:00.000-07:002017-06-01T12:51:30.919-07:00Two More Romans in Myndos circa 80 BC<div class="MsoNormal">
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L. Magius & L. Fannius, who were later to be declared
enemies of the state by the Senate, had fought with Gaius Flavius Fimbria in
the 1<sup>st</sup> Mithridian War. Following Fimbria’s death in 85 BC they
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At what point they moved to Myndos is
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Verres, a legate in the service of Gnaeus Cornelius
Dolabella governor of Cillicia, had requested a ship from the Milesian fleet to
escort him to Myndos. In Cicero’s account “They immediately gave him a light vessel, a
beautiful one of its class, splendidly adorned and armed”. On his
arrival Verres sold the ship to Magius and Fannius, dismissing the Milesian
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recorded; however by 76 BC they were delivering letters from Mithridates to Quintus
Sertorius in Italy, an action which resulted in the senate declaring them
enemies of the state and issuing an order for them to be apprehended. They
avoided capture, delivered Mithridates’ letters and were later documented sailing
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The silver denarius above, now held in the British Museum, was struck to celebrate Cassius’ capture of Rhodes following the battle of Myndus.<br />
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Appian writing approximately 200 years later describes the battle in his The Civil Wars <br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">"Alexander and Mnaseas, the Rhodian leaders, put to sea with their thirty-three ships against Cassius at Myndus, intending to surprise him by the suddenness of their attack. They built their hopes somewhat lightly on the supposition that by sailing against Mithridates at Myndus they had brought that war to a successful end. In order to display their seamanship they took their station the first day at Cnidus. The next day they showed themselves to the forces of Cassius on the high sea. The latter in astonishment put to sea against them, and it was a battle of strength and skill on both sides. The Rhodians with their light ships darted swiftly through the enemy's line, turned around, and attacked them in the rear. The Romans had heavier ships, and whenever they could come to close quarters they prevailed, as in an engagement on land, by their greater strength. Cassius, by reason of his more numerous fleet, was enabled to surround his enemy, and then the latter could no longer turn and dart through his line. When they could only attack in front and then haul off, their nautical skill was of no avail in the narrow space where they were confined. The ramming with their prows and broadside movements against the heavier Roman ships did little damage, while those of the Romans against the lighter vessels were more effective. Finally, three Rhodian ships were captured with their crews, two were rammed and sunk, and the remainder took flight to Rhodes in a damaged condition. All of the Roman ships returned to Myndus, where they were repaired, the greater part having suffered injury."</span><br />
<br /><br />Contrary to what is written in some of the local websites and guides Cassius and Brutus did not flee to Myndos following the assassination of Julius Caesar. Cassius had been recruiting troops in Syria and had fought at Laodicea before arriving at Myndos. It is not known how long Cassius’ fleet was stationed at Myndos but Appian (4.9.65) states that as the Rhodians were renowned for their naval skills “he prepared his own ships with care, filled them with troops, and drilled them at Myndus”. <br /><br /> It seems highly unlikely that Brutus ever visited Myndos, at least during the period between the assassination and the final battle at Philippi. At the time Cassius was taking Rhodes Brutus was in Lycia.Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-58939203166414474352017-05-02T14:31:00.000-07:002017-05-02T14:31:27.074-07:00Gümüşlük’s Silver Mine – Known Knowns and Known Unknowns<br />Back during the dark nights of winter with nothing better to do and having read the odd comment about the silver mine which gave Gümüşlük its name, I ran a series of internet searches to see if there were any online articles relating to mining activity in the area.<br /><br />Spoiler Alert: there is no great reveal at the end of this post.<br /><br />It is generally accepted that the name Gümüşlük harks back a tradition of silver mining in the area, Gümüş being the Turkish word for silver, but there are very few historical references to the mine or associated ore processing activities. G. E. Bean in Turkey beyond the Meander comments “The silver mines, traces of which have been found in the neighbourhood, and which have given its name to the village of Gümüşlük, are not mentioned in any ancient sources”.<br /><br />The earliest reports I have been able to find come from W.R Paton and J.L. Myres. <br /><br />William Roger Paton, classicist, author and translator of Greek texts regularly resided in Gümüşlük between 1885 and 1900.<br /><br />John Linton Myres having graduated with a 1st in Greats, awarded a Burdett-Coutts scholarship in Geology and a Craven Fellowship, arranged to spend three months in 1893 with Paton at the family house in Gümüşlük.<br /><br />Patton first mentions the mine in 1890 when describing his collection of silver Myndian drachmae “The existence in the territory of Myndus of a silver mine, which was, no doubt worked in antiquity...” <br /><br />Several years later Paton and Myres in their Researches in Karia, published in 1987, describe “The great silver mine...” which can be seen in the hills behind the village. They go on to describe a large irregular shaft, which at the time was flooded with water to with 30ft of the surface, adding that there were still veins of “silver lead” in the neighbourhood.<br /><br />They also mention that the beach to the south of the harbour was strewn with slag from silver furnaces and that they identified the remains of an exposed furnace approximately 4ft in diameter on the “hollow way” leading from the shoreline towards Kadikalesi.<br /><br />In a later article published in 1920 Myres again refers to the mine at Gümüşlük “A large vein of silver ore close to Myndos was worked in later Greek times, and probably until the Turkish conquest, as the modern name Gumushlu indicates...”.<br /><br />G.E. Bean and J.M. Cook whose comprehensive report on Myndos included in The Halicarnassus Peninsula only briefly mention the silver mine as a possible source of income in later times and refers to Paton’s & Myers’ Researches in Karia.<br /><br />Comments in two more recent publications suggest that samples of ore from the Gümüşlük area have been analysed. <br /><br />S. Wolf and others Lead Isotope Analyses of Islamic Pottery Glazes from Fusat, Egypt (2003) describing the comparisons of lead isotope ratios found in the glaze of lustre ware with that of ore sampled at three sites states that “...Gumusluk remains a possibility since there is evidence for silver extraction in the medieval period...”<br /><br />S.P. Morris Daidalos and the Origins of Greek Art (1992): “Recent research has identified both ancient slag and mines, the latter in use until the twentieth century, near the site of ancient Myndus...” <br /><br />Both of the above cite a 1986 paper by G. A. Wagner and others Geochemische und isotopische Charakteristika früher Rohstoffquellen für Kupfer, Blei, Silber und Gold in der Türkei (Geochemical and Isotopic Characteristics of Raw Materials for Copper, Lead, Silver and Gold in Turkey). <br /><br />Unfortunately this document, published in the Yearbook of the Roman-Germanic Central Museum Vol 36, is not listed on the Museum’s online archive and does not appear to be available through any other open access sites.<br /><br />The context in which the mine is referenced above covers a wide timescale. The work on lead glazes relates to pottery dated between 975 – 1025 AD and the chapter in Morris’ book, which mentions the mine, discusses possible Phoenician trade routes.<br /><br />Morris’ comment that the mine was worked until the 20th century is questionable considering that Paton and Myres stated that the shaft was flooded in 1893 and none of the visitors earlier in the 19th century i.e. Capt F. Beaufort RN (1811-1812) Rev C.B. Elliot (1830s), Lt Cdr T. Graves RN (1837) or C.T. Newton (1857) made any reference to the evidence of mining activity in the area.<br /><br />An ethnographical study conducted in 1967 by anthropologist June Starr may suggest that there is little or no oral history relating to the mine. Starr interviewed two residents, both in their 70s, and although they spoke about life in village before the foundation of the republic and one recalled an earlier history of the Greek settlers in the mid 19th century, Starr records no mention of mining.<br /><br />In an article discussing mines in the Ottoman Sanjak of Menteşe (Muğla) during the 19th and 20th century, Arzu Baykara Taşkaya lists several registered mining claims in the area. These include a carborundum mine north of Bodrum and another at Karakaya, manganese mines at Dereköy, Konacık, Geriş and Peksimet, and “silver mines in the feet of Bozdağ of Peksimet village”. However it appears that none of these claims were worked due to low reserves.<br /><br />There is also reference to a “silvery lead mine registered on behalf of the treasury around Karakaya village”; Gümüşlük is mentioned but only in regard to the etymology of the place name.<br /><br />The term “silvery lead” and “silver lead” has cropped up several times, this along with the work on lead isotopes, may suggest that the mineral being mined was argentiferous galena, a lead ore which can contain up to 2% silver. There is evidence for the practice of processing galena, to separate the silver from the lead, in Asia Minor from as early as the 4th millennium BC.<br /><br />So there you have it my known unknowns i.e. the location and period of operation, are still unresolved. <br /><br />On the off chance that someone else may want to take this further I’ve listed the books and articles referred to above. <br /><br />The missing link may be Wagner, G.A, E. Pernicka, and T.C Seeliger. "Geochemische Und Isotopische Charakteristika Früher Rohstoffquellen Für Kupfer, Blei, Silber Und Gold in Der Türkei."Jahrbuch Des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums Mainz, 33.1986. The closest I got to this article is the University Library at Heidelberg but access appears to be restricted to students or members of associated institutions. <br /><br />Bean, G. E. Turkey Beyond the Maeander. London: Murray, 1989.<br /><br />Morris, S.P.Daidalos and the Origins of Greek Art, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1995<br /><br /><a href="https://books.google.com/books?isbn=069100160X">https://books.google.com/books?isbn=069100160X</a><br /><br />Myres J.N.L “Commander J.L. Myres R.N.V.R. The Blackbeard of the Aegean” The Tenth J.L. Myres Memorial Lecture. London: Leopard’s Head Press, 1980<br /><br />Starr, J. Dispute and Settlement in Rural Turkey: an ethnography of law. Leiden: Brill, 1978.<br /><br />Baykara Taşkaya, A, “Chromium Mines in Köyceğiz and Mine Operation Grants In 19th And 20th Centuries” Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi,, Issue 31, 2011, pp. 69-83<div>
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<br />Bean, G. E., and J. M. Cooke. "The Halicarnassus Peninsula." Annual of the British School at Athens 50 (1955): pp 85-171.<br /><br />Myres, J. L. “The Dodecanese.” The Geographical Journal, vol. 56, no. 5, 1920, pp. 329–347., </div>
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<a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/1780740">www.jstor.org/stable/1780740</a>.<br /><br />Paton, W. R. “Find of Coins near Halicarnassus.” The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society, vol. 10, 1890, pp. 279–281.</div>
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<a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/42679630">www.jstor.org/stable/42679630</a>.<br /><br />Paton, W. R., and J. L. Myres. “Researches in Karia.” The Geographical Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, 1897, pp. 38–54.</div>
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<a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/1773642">www.jstor.org/stable/1773642</a>.<br /><br />Wolf, S. Stos, S. Mason, R. Tite, M. “Lead Isotope analyses of Islamic Pottery Glazes from Fustat, Egypt” Archaeometry vol 45. 3. 2003, pp. 405 – 420. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> A wealthy
American visited Gumusluk in the 1960’s. He moored his boat in the harbour and
wandered along the bay. On his walk he came across an old man sitting on a
rock, sipping a Raki and lazily staring at the sun setting into the sea. The
American noticed that there were olive trees growing in a field behind the old
man but they were untended, with olives dropping here and there onto the
ground. He asked the old man who the trees belonged to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> ‘They’re
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> ‘I just
pick one when I want one’ the old man replied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> ‘Don’t
you realise if you pruned the trees and picked the olives at their peak you
could sell them? In America everyone is
crazy about virgin olive oil, and they would pay a damned good price for it.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> ‘Why you
could buy yourself a big house and hire servants to do everything for you.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> ‘And then
what would I do?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> ‘You could
do anything you want’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> ‘You mean,
like sit outside and sip Raki at sunset?’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To see a typical Gumusluk sunset at ‘sundowner
drinking time’ please go to:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gulsum Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501674075099553077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-83011607823148025072017-04-12T13:08:00.001-07:002017-04-12T13:08:56.955-07:00Hera Music<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One balmy Gumusluk evening during late September
2016. Customers and residents of the
Hera Restaurant, were treated to a Jam session, courtesy of visiting musicians
Toygun Soyzen and Bora Duran.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A sample of their talent to entertain can be found
at:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TCDC9RP2nA">Hera Music</a></span><br />
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Gulsum Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501674075099553077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-38088468456541005972017-03-30T12:36:00.000-07:002017-04-01T03:23:28.598-07:00Advertising<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Advertising<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They say that whilst you might not seek fame, fame
sometimes finds you. As so it is with Dave and me. Never ones to push ourselves
forward to be in a photo, to us “selfie” is a dirty word.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So when a film making friend of ours (without our
consent, I might add) decided to include our image in an advertisement, you
might ask why we are promoting it… let’s just say if the product involved
becomes successful and made freely available to us in recompense for our
appearance<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>, it might be worth putting up with the
publicity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To see the advertisment :</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Y3sDm2wwk"><span style="font-size: large;">You Tube - Advertising</span></a></div>
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Gulsum Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501674075099553077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-57981545223427057722017-02-28T12:59:00.000-08:002017-02-28T13:07:32.803-08:00Theopompos of Myndos - Take Two<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMsEWiuEU0y2gt2blInc7tjDCBwABuzw76kMGXS6baq1QH7YsT2Jwy5AjXQPHeoQNQu7WDRx-GzxUECOnznScgbgQYJy5S9LjJmrB8ghLTKujZLf47ViboJQO_i55IC8ptdb-oZ6CQjPG/s1600/delphi_mon_lysander1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMsEWiuEU0y2gt2blInc7tjDCBwABuzw76kMGXS6baq1QH7YsT2Jwy5AjXQPHeoQNQu7WDRx-GzxUECOnznScgbgQYJy5S9LjJmrB8ghLTKujZLf47ViboJQO_i55IC8ptdb-oZ6CQjPG/s1600/delphi_mon_lysander1.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Remaining Blocks of Lysanders' Monument at Delphi</span><br />Jona
Lendering CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 <br /><a href="http://www.livius.org/pictures/greece/delphi/009-monument-of-lysander/monument-of-lysander/">http://www.livius.org/pictures/greece/delphi/009-monument-of-lysander/monument-of-lysander/</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Back in April last year I added a new page <a href="http://gumuslukhistory.blogspot.co.uk/p/named-myndians.html">Myndians in History</a> which included Pausanias’ reference to a monument at Delphi in honour
of Theopompos of Myndos, who sailed with Lysander at the battle of Aegospotami
in 405 BC.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To paraphrase a North Staffordshire expression I was like a
dog with two appendages having found mention of a Myndian trireme captain which
predated Mausolus’ synoecism of the Lelegian towns in the 4<sup>th</sup>
century BC. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">However it now appears that I may have been a little premature, after a little more reading there are two other suggestions:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Xenophon states that Theopompos was a Milesian buccaneer who
was dispatched to Sparta with the news of Lysander’s victory,</span></div>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The second and most recent hypothesis is that
Theopompos was a Melian (Theopompus, son of Lapompus of Melos). I came a across a few footnotes which cited A Selection of Greek Historical Inscriptions
to the End of the Fifth Century BC edited by Russell Meiggs and David M Lewis who
reviewed the inscriptions on the thirteen surviving blocks of limestone which
still bear the prints of the feet of the bronze statues erected by Lysander.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-7940878446999604072017-02-22T12:43:00.000-08:002017-02-22T12:43:22.845-08:00The Basilica Mosaic on Asar Island at Myndos<div class="MsoNormal">
A 23 page article from the Journal of Mosaic Research JMR
Vol 8 2015 is available to view and free
to download from academia.edu </div>
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<a href="https://www.academia.edu/23614036/_The_Basilica_Mosaic_On_Asar_Island_At_Myndos_Myndos_Asar_Adas%C4%B1_Bazilika_Mozai%C4%9Fi_">https://www.academia.edu/23614036/_The_Basilica_Mosaic_On_Asar_Island_At_Myndos_Myndos_Asar_Adas%C4%B1_Bazilika_Mozai%C4%9Fi_</a></div>
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The article (in English) contains a detailed description of
the mosaic and also includes a comprehensive summary of the excavations in area
between 2009 and 2011</div>
Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-65584508641176776462017-02-05T12:02:00.000-08:002017-02-05T12:02:39.366-08:00Myndos Excavations and Research 2004 – 2013: The Coins<div class="MsoNormal">
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One for the numismatists, a summary of the coins found
during the excavations. </div>
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Geç Antik ve Bizans Çağina Ait Myndos Sikkeleri</h2>
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<br />Myndos Coins Dated to Late Antiquity and Byzantine Era</h2>
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Prof Mustafa Şahin</div>
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This study is the
preliminary examination of resilience and edition of total 106 coins found in
the excavations between 2005 and 2010 in Myndos ancient city located in the
Gümüşlük town of Bodrum district of the Muğla city. Ayça Güzelsoy, post
graduate student, is contributed to this project as scholarship student. 14 of
the coins found in the Myndos are dated 4th or 5th century AD, and 72 of them
are dated to Early Byzantine period. The earliest coin found in the Myndos
Ancient city excavations is the Kos Island coin dated 2nd-1st century BC. The
latest coin is the Middle age crusader coin dated 13th century AD in the
settlement stratigraphy. The latest finding in Myndos is a Greek lepton dated
to 1878. Thereby, we find that the housing in Myndos is continued till 13th
century AD with the help of the coins found during the excavations</div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.academia.edu/31082670/Ge%C3%A7_Antik_ve_Bizans_%C3%87a%C4%9F%C4%B1na_ait_Myndos_Sikkleri">https://www.academia.edu/31082670/Ge%C3%A7_Antik_ve_Bizans_%C3%87a%C4%9F%C4%B1na_ait_Myndos_Sikkleri</a></span>Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-61408134245449385472017-02-01T13:23:00.000-08:002017-02-01T13:23:38.661-08:00Myndos Excavations and Research 2004 – 2013 – Two More Papers<div class="Default">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Two more links
to papers published in Myndos Kazı ve
Araştırmaları, Myndos Excavations and Researches 2004-2013. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Both a co-written by
Dr Oktay Dumankaya, Dr Serkan Gündüz and describe
the research into the two ancient harbours.</span></div>
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<b>Myndos
Antık Kenti’nin Doğu Limanı ve Yapıları</b></h2>
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<b><br /></b><b>The Eastern Harbour of Myndos
Ancient City and its Structure</b></h2>
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Dr Oktay Dumankaya, Dr Serkan
Gündüz</div>
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ABSTRACT<o:p></o:p></div>
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Myndos
was one of the important coastal settlements in the region of Caria, which had
kept its importance through every era with its large scaled and sheltered
harbors. It was one of the eight Lelegian settlements in the Bodrum peninsula.
While, later it appears to be one of the cities in the Delian League. At the
period of Mausolus, it became an important gathering-place in the region.
During the underwater archaeological research, some harbor structures dating
back to different ages, were detected at the east harbor area. Mole, hagiasma
and quay structures are some examples of the featured archaeological remains.
Archaeological evidence found both in the excavation and underwater excavations
shows that the harbor functioned uninterruptedly from the Ancient Period to the
Modern Era.</div>
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<a href="https://www.academia.edu/30909148/The_Eastern_Harbour_of_Myndos_Ancient_City_and_its_Structure_Myndos_Antik_Kentinin_Do%C4%9Fu_Liman%C4%B1_ve_Yap%C4%B1lar%C4%B1">https://www.academia.edu/30909148/The_Eastern_Harbour_of_Myndos_Ancient_City_and_its_Structure_Myndos_Antik_Kentinin_Do%C4%9Fu_Liman%C4%B1_ve_Yap%C4%B1lar%C4%B1</a></div>
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<b>Myndos Sualtı Araştırmalarında Yeni
Bir Keşif: Batı Limanı</b><o:p> </o:p></h2>
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<o:p><br /></o:p><b>A New Discovery
in the Myndos Underwater Research: West Harbour</b></h2>
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Dr Oktay
Dumankaya, Dr Serkan Gündüz</div>
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ABSTRACT<o:p></o:p></div>
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Myndos was one of the important harbor settlements of the
Caria Region and according to many ancient writers it had only one harbor.
However, during the researches carried out by us in 2012, it was discovered that
it had a second harbor. At this second harbor, many stone blocks, which
belonged to the citadels and harbors structures, could be observed. As a result
of the researches, a harbor, a breakwater for protecting harbor structures and
a wreck dating back to Roman period was found. This wreck had given a lot of
important information about the harbor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.academia.edu/30909246/A_New_Discovery_in_the_Myndos_Underwater_Research_West_Harbour_MYNDOS_SUALTI_ARA%C5%9ETIRMALARINDA_YEN%C4%B0_B%C4%B0R_KE%C5%9E%C4%B0F_BATI_L%C4%B0MANI">https://www.academia.edu/30909246/A_New_Discovery_in_the_Myndos_Underwater_Research_West_Harbour_MYNDOS_SUALTI_ARA%C5%9ETIRMALARINDA_YEN%C4%B0_B%C4%B0R_KE%C5%9E%C4%B0F_BATI_L%C4%B0MANI</a></div>
Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-19267206330873106462017-01-28T03:48:00.000-08:002017-01-28T03:48:28.220-08:00Myndos Excavations and Research 2004 - 2013<div class="MsoNormal">
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 </div>
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<b>Myndos
Asar/Tavşan Adasi Geç Antik Dönem Kandilleri</b></h2>
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<b><br /></b><b>Myndos Asar Island Late Antique
Lamps</b></h2>
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Dr Sinan Mimaroğlu of <span style="font-family: SouvenirLightBT; line-height: 115%;">Mustafa Kemal University. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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ABSTRACT <o:p></o:p></div>
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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.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.academia.edu/4272123/Myndos_Asar_Island_Late_Antique_Lamps_MYNDOS_ASAR_TAV%C5%9EAN_ADASI_GE%C3%87_ANT%C4%B0K_D%C3%96NEM_KAND%C4%B0LLER%C4%B0" target="_blank">Academia.edu</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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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
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<a href="https://www.academia.edu/11682822/MYNDOS_ASAR_TAV%C5%9EAN_ADASI_EKMEK_M%C3%9CH%C3%9CR_KALIBI_VE_HACI_PULLARI" target="_blank">Academia.edu</a></div>
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<a href="http://tubaked.tuba.gov.tr/index.php/tubaked/article/download/107/105" target="_blank">Tubaked.tuba.gov.tr</a></div>
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The latter is a direct link to a PDF and requires no login details.</div>
Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-45802774685701498722016-10-22T11:31:00.000-07:002016-10-22T11:31:03.613-07:0073 Years Ago Today<br />
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It was 73 years ago today, during WW2, that two allied destroyers, HMS Hurworth and HHelMS Adrias sailed into a recently laid mine field between Gümüşlük and Kalymnos.</div>
<br />Adrias was the first casualty; Hurworth sank with the loss of over a hundred men while coming to the aid of Adrias. <br /><br />Adrias, with some of the survivors from Hurworth, made her way to Gümüşlük.<br /><br />Below are a number of links to eye witness accounts of the fateful events and Adrias’ time in Gümüşlük.<br /><br /><a href="http://adriaslegend.weebly.com/3-hitting-the-mine.html">Adrias - Hitting the Minel</a><br /><br /><a href="http://adriaslegend.weebly.com/4-at-gumusluk.html">Adrias at Gümüşlük </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.hmshurworth.co.uk/pageviewer.aspx?Page=4">Hurworth - The Sinking</a><div>
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Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-14601331468528581182016-06-12T13:14:00.001-07:002016-06-12T13:14:46.890-07:00A Day at the UKHO Archives<div class="MsoNormal">
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Back in 2009 when I purchased a copy of the Chart L1573 from the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) in Taunton I was advised that there were a number of original documents that might also be of interest. <br /><br />L1573 was the original chart titled “Plan Of Port Gumishlu and Remains of the Ancient Myndus” plotted by Lt Cdr Thomas Graves in 1938. The chart was received by the Hydrographic Office on the 30th of Mar 1839 and published in 1844 as Admiralty Chart 1531 “Gumishlu the Antient Myndus”<br /><br />With Francis Beaufort, who in circa 1811 – 12 first suggested that the harbour and remains at Gümüşlük could be those of Myndos, then being the Hydrographer for the Navy at the time of the survey, I was hoping to find some correspondence between Graves and Beaufort, which may have included a description, or reference to, some of the features shown on the chart e.g. theatre, temples, stadium etc.<br /><br />Two weeks ago I finally managed to arrange a visit to UKHO to view the surveyor’s letters.<br /><br />Within the first hour I had found a letter from Graves, on board HMS Beacon in Malta dated 21st Dec 1837, addressed to Capt F Beaufort, which included the following: <br /><br />“...the site of Baigylia we have determined beyond a doubt and have a ground plan of it - Port Gumishlu has so many ----- in the neighbourhood that I intend giving it a more particular examination, and from the extent of walls and other remains, I have no doubt of it having been the ancient Myndus.”<br /><br />However four hours later and despite assistance from the research staff who went out of their way to help identify and present several other files and collections of letters, I found no other references to the survey. <br /><br />Today, while drafting this post, I’ve found an entry in Vol 8 of the Royal Geographical Society that contains a short report from Graves, which was communicated to the society by Beaufort <br /><br />“At Patmos, where we commenced this year’s survey of the islands and coast of Asia Minor, we made a plan of Gumishlú, which I can with great confidence assert to be the ancient Myndus, from the extent of ruins and a colonnade of fifty two columns of which the pedestals all remain, tombs, &c. The plan of them shall be forwarded as soon as we have time to copy it.”<br /><br />Graves, Lieutenant, and Brock Lieutenant. "Brief Notice of the Gulfs of Kos and Symi." <i>The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London </i>8 (1838): 428-29. Web.<br /><br />This suggests that somewhere in the bowels of the UKHO archive there still could be further correspondence between Graves and Beaufort. The search goes on.Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-31712671221755399472016-04-16T10:55:00.000-07:002016-04-16T10:55:34.733-07:00Myndos Excavations to Recommence, Maybe.<br />A piece in Friday’s Haberler reporting on a meeting of representatives from across Muğla with the Deputy Minister for Culture & Tourism, appears to suggest that the recommencement of the Myndos excavations along with a number of other archaeological projects in the province, including the Bodrum Hippodrome, are under review.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.haberler.com/tarihi-alanlarin-turizme-kazandirilmasi-8361030-haberi/">http://www.haberler.com/tarihi-alanlarin-turizme-kazandirilmasi-8361030-haberi/</a><br /><br />I wouldn’t expect to see any activity this year; by coincidence I received an email, on Friday, from one of the archaeologists who has worked on the Myndos project and as far as they were aware the excavations were still suspended. Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-67000961945250811022016-04-03T12:40:00.000-07:002016-04-03T12:40:37.926-07:00Myndians in History<div class="MsoNormal">
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A new page has been added that lists some of the people of Myndos whose names have been recorded in history, <br />
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There are no great surprises as all the references were found online, but the reason we started the blog was to try and bring together all of these snippets.<br />
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There are a few which I hadn’t come across before, Theopompos who sailed with Lysander in the 5th century BC, an unnamed Myndian also from the 5th century whose covert activities are described on a piece of papyrus found at Oxyrhyncia, two Myndians mentioned on fragments of marble stelae held in the British Museum and the involvement of a bishop of Myndos in the one of the early rifts in church doctrine.<br />
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<br />Gulsum Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587181713444461998noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382072496884831106.post-31232804941615087112016-03-23T15:27:00.000-07:002016-03-23T15:31:20.588-07:00Die Haefen von Myndos und ihre Handelseziehungen im Speiegal der Amphorenfunde. Ein Vorbericht <div class="MsoNormal">
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posted a copy of a paper presented at workshop in Hamburg Feb 2014 titled Die
Haefen von Myndos und ihre Handelseziehungen im Speiegal der Amphorenfunde. Ein
Vorbericht on Academia.edu</div>
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Between the Asar island and Kocadağ-Aethusa the
archaeological excavations succeeded finding the port structure of ancient
Myndos. The entrance was protected by these natural structures. As a member of
the Dealian League, Myndos had a fleet of 200 ships. In the 5<sup>th</sup>
century BC the harbour was mostly used for military service. Strabo remarks
only one port of Myndos. Later surveys during the 2005/6 campaign showed
several new buildings. These structures seemed to belong to a second harbour. Remaining
breakwater-structures were also discovered, lying beneath two newly discovered
shipwrecks with Egyptian amphora. The expansion of the port-structure until
late antiquity prove the importance of the harbour. Myndos seemed to be one of
the important trading partners Mediterranean Sea.</div>
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I’m assuming the comment regarding a Myndian “fleet of 200
ships” is a typo, or error in translation. In the body of the text there is a reference
to Herodotus 5.33, which, in the translations I’ve seen, only mentions a single
ship from Myndos being a part of Megabates fleet. </div>
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<a href="https://www.academia.edu/23624074/Die_Haefen_von_Myndos_und_ihre_Handelseziehungen_im_Spiegel_der_Amphorenfunde._Ein_Vorbericht" target="_blank"> Die Haefen von Myndos und ihre Handelseziehungen im Speiegal der Amphorenfunde. Ein Vorbericht on Academia.edu</a></div>
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