Two more links
to papers published in Myndos Kazı ve
Araştırmaları, Myndos Excavations and Researches 2004-2013.
Both a co-written by
Dr Oktay Dumankaya, Dr Serkan Gündüz and describe
the research into the two ancient harbours.
Myndos Antık Kenti’nin Doğu Limanı ve Yapıları
The Eastern Harbour of Myndos
Ancient City and its Structure
Dr Oktay Dumankaya, Dr Serkan
Gündüz
ABSTRACT
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.
Myndos Sualtı Araştırmalarında Yeni
Bir Keşif: Batı Limanı
Dr Oktay
Dumankaya, Dr Serkan Gündüz
ABSTRACT
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.
A map of Gumusluk and vicinity, with respect to historical population distribution and commercial infrastructure, would provide a good perspective.
ReplyDeleteThese research activities and findings need to be better publicized, for participation and consideration of current residents, to appreciate and to consider the region's history.
As a home owner in the vicinity (Gumuskaya Sitesi (Koyunbaba Neighborhood) I need to be better informed.
Sadly I have been unable to identify any maps of the area earlier than a British Admiralty Chart which was surveyed by Commander Thomas Graves RN in 1837, and published in 1844 as Chart 1531.
DeleteAt that time it seems that there were no dwellings shown in or around the harbour. I don’t believe that this was a deliberate omission as Cmdr Graves also surveyed Bargylia and that chart shows “Modern Houses”.
This opinion is supported by a report by Charles Boileau Elliot who also visited the area and commented that “Not a human inhabitation exists within a mile and a half of the remains of Myndus...”
For other early Northern European visitors see
https://gumuslukhistory.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_2.html
It seems likely that the” locals” were living at Karakaya and growing seasonal crops by the coast.
For a potted history of the modern village see
https://gumuslukhistory.blogspot.com/p/june-starr-americananthropologist.html