In the course of the construction work and subsequent excavation in the historic part of Istanbul at Yenikapi in connection with the Marmaray Rail project linking the city's European and Asian parts with a tunnel under the Bosporus, numerous animal skeletons have been unearthed. This study is an overview of the preliminary examination results. Since project initiation in 2004 a great number of archaeological finds have been made, including animal remains scattered over the entire excavation area. Radiocarbon dating ( C) of the 54 animal species identified puts their age range from Early Byzantium (4t h t h century AD) to Late Byzantium (15t h century AD). The most abundant skeletons were those of horses (Equus caballus L.).
ABSTRACT
In the course of the construction work and subsequent excavation in the historic part of Istanbul at Yenikapı in connection with the Marmaray Rail project linking the city's European and Asian parts with a tunnel under the Bosporus, numerous animal skeletons have been unearthed. This study is an overview of the preliminary examination results. Since project initiation in 2004 a great number of archaeological finds have been made, including animal remains scattered over the entire excavation area. Radiocarbon dating (14C) of the 54 animal species identified puts their age range from Early Byzantium (4th-7th century AD) to Late Byzantium (15th century AD). The most abundant skeletons were those of horses (Equus caballus L.).
Key Words: Animal skeletons, Metro and Marmaray excavations, Byzantium, Istanbul
ÖZET
BİZANS İLE MODERN İSTANBUL ARASINDA KÖPRÜ: YENİKAPI METRO VE MARMARAY KAZILARI HAYVAN İSKELET KALINTILARINA GENEL BİR BAKIŞ
Bu çalışmada Yenikapı Metro ve Marmaray kazılarında ortaya çıkarılan hayvan iskelet kalıntılarının ön inceleme sonuçları değerlendirilmiştir. 2004 yılında başlıyan kazı çalışmalarında, çok sayıda arkeolojik materyal yanında alanın tümüne yayılmış hayvan iskeletleri elde edilmiştir. Radyokarbon (14C) tarihlendirmesi sonucu Erken Bizans'tan (4.-7. yy) Geç Bizans'a (15. yy) kadar değişen zaman dilimine ait olan bu hayvan iskelet kalıntıları içerisinde başta atlar (Equus caballus L.) olmak üzere yaklaşık 54 türe ait kalıntılar tespit edilmiştir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Hayvan iskeletleri, Metro ve Marmaray kazıları, Bizans, İstanbul
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | November 15, 2012 |
Published in Issue | Year 2013 Volume: 39 Issue: 1 |