Papers by Asil Yaman
DergiPark (Istanbul University), May 15, 2013
This paper presents three funerary stelae from Muğla Museum. They were found in the territory of ... more This paper presents three funerary stelae from Muğla Museum. They were found in the territory of Idyma in southwestern Caria. The stelae were found in the İnişdibi region of Akyaka, which is situated at the eastern coast of Gökova Bay. Two of the stelae carry funerary inscriptions in Greek alongside the reliefs, and the third is uninscribed. The stelae are studied with the aim of making a comparative study in both epigraphic and stylistic terms. Thus stylistic evaluations of the reliefs are attempted alongside deciphering, dating and translating the inscriptions.
GEPHYRA, Mar 9, 2013
This paper presents three funerary stelae from Muğla Museum. They were found in the territory of ... more This paper presents three funerary stelae from Muğla Museum. They were found in the territory of Idyma in southwestern Caria. The stelae were found in the İnişdibi region of Akyaka, which is situated at the eastern coast of Gökova Bay. Two of the stelae carry funerary inscriptions in Greek alongside the reliefs, and the third is uninscribed. The stelae are studied with the aim of making a comparative study in both epigraphic and stylistic terms. Thus stylistic evaluations of the reliefs are attempted alongside deciphering, dating and translating the inscriptions.
Anatolia Antiqua, 2023
The ancient site of Phoenix in the southwest of the Bozburun peninsula (Marmaris) and the adjacen... more The ancient site of Phoenix in the southwest of the Bozburun peninsula (Marmaris) and the adjacent areas were the subject of a second multidisciplinary archaeological campaign in the summer of 2022. After an initial survey campaign in 2021, which focused on the Phoenix settlement and its hinterland, a first excavation campaign was carried out at the Apollo sanctuary / Kızlan church in 2022. In parallel with the excavations, another team conducted a field survey in the southern hinterland of Phoenix. The main focus was on identifying and mapping various archaeological sites, especially agricultural workshops and farmsteads and their associated spaces.
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2022
Located in the southwestern part of the Bozburun Peninsula (Marmaris), the ancient site of Phoeni... more Located in the southwestern part of the Bozburun Peninsula (Marmaris), the ancient site of Phoenix was the subject of a first multidisciplinary archaeological survey campaign in September 2021. The fieldwork aimed to better understand the town planning of the site in general, as well as certain structures in particular such as the temple of Apollo converted into a church, the acropolis, and the necropoleis dotted with numerous terraces. In addition to purely archaeological research, we also carried out a cultural and ecological heritage edu- cation program for children who live in the region. We also started a program to document the area’s rural architecture and conducted oral history interviews with the elderly people of Taşlıca village.
in Anatolia Antiqua XXX (2022), pp. 187–203, 2022
Located in the southwestern part of the Bozburun Peninsula (Marmaris), the ancient site of Phoeni... more Located in the southwestern part of the Bozburun Peninsula (Marmaris), the ancient site of Phoenix was the subject of a first multidisciplinary archaeological survey campaign in September 2021. The fieldwork aimed to better understand the town planning of the site in general, as well as certain structures in particular such as the temple of Apollo converted into a church, the acropolis, and the necropoleis dotted with numerous terraces. In addition to purely archaeological research, we also carried out a cultural and ecological heritage edu- cation program for children who live in the region. We also started a program to document the area’s rural architecture and conducted oral history interviews with the elderly people of Taşlıca village.
Yaman, A., Konuk, K., Doğan, T., Sitz, A., Yeşil, M., Alikaya, İ., Takı, D., Güçlü, A., Dinç, A., Okyay, Z., Özaydın, A., Konuk, T., Aydemir, M. S. (2022c). Preliminary Report on the 2021 Fieldwork at Phoenix, Anatolia Antiqua XXX, 187-203 Anatolia Antiqua, 2022
Located in the southwestern part of the Bozburun Peninsula (Marmaris), the ancient site of Phoeni... more Located in the southwestern part of the Bozburun Peninsula (Marmaris), the ancient site of Phoenix was the subject of a first multidisciplinary archaeological survey campaign in September 2021. The fieldwork aimed to better understand the town planning of the site in general, as well as certain structures in particular such as the temple of Apollo converted into a church, the acropolis and the necropoleis dotted with numerous terraces. A team of geophysicists was able to begin its investigations around the sanctuary of Apollo. Besides, a geological profile of the site and its surroundings was also drawn up. Finally, in addition to purely archaeological research, we also carried out a cultural and ecological heritage education program for children who live in the region. We also started a program to document the rural architecture of the area and we conducted oral history interviews with the elderly people of Taşlıca village.
Cedrus, 2022
Recent archaeological excavations carried out between 2004-2013 in the eastern Lycian city of Ary... more Recent archaeological excavations carried out between 2004-2013 in the eastern Lycian city of Arycanda in S.W. Turkey, have exposed a late antique quarter that includes several well-dated deposits in several buildings such as Bathhouse, a Peristyle House and related spaces. These ceramic deposits yielded significant fine red slipped and coarse wares from the late antique period. A table amphora form named AF1 from Arycanda has morphologically unique specifications according to its clay specifications. The ceramic data from the deposits at Arycanda have been shown that AF1 was in heavy use in the V th century A.D. According to technical observations on the fired clays of the Arycanda examples indicated here, eastern Lycian workshops might have produced these vessels. Analogical comparisons of morphologies and clays suggest that this form spread out to other parts of Lycia and the surrounding regions in Late Antiquity. Similar examples from Paphos indicate that AF1 was also possibly exported to Western Cyprus. This paper aims to present and discuss some thoughts on morphological specifications, chronology, possible production sites, and distributions of AF1.
OLBA, 2022
Amos is situated on the Asarcık hill, which is located at the southwestern side of modern
Marmari... more Amos is situated on the Asarcık hill, which is located at the southwestern side of modern
Marmaris in Turkey. Archaeological surveys at Amos (Carian Chersonese) and its environments
started in 2019. The pottery gathered during the fieldworks are mainly from Asarcık, which
consists of the Acropolis of the city, İnbaşı and İncirlipınar Valley in the South, Zeytinburnu in the
North and the Sandaleylik hill in western direction. This paper aims to present the unpublished
ceramics and establish the ceramic chronology and repertoire of Amos. The pottery evidently
showed that the settlement activity in Amos begun in the Archaic period. Epigraphic data published
by various scholars point out that Amos was ruled by the city of Lindos at Rhodes politically and
benefited economically during the Hellenistic period. The quantity and the quality of ceramics
also point out that the Amians were wealthy during the Hellenistic period and could obtain
various goods and products from other Mediterranean sites. Transport amphoras from Rhodes and
Cnidos reflect the close ties of the city undoubtedly. Moreover, the existence and the density of
the amphoras produced by local workshops like Hieroteles reflect the scale of the intra-regional
relations. Besides, imported material from eastern Aegean sites reflect the active trade connections.
The latest datable material revealed that Amians inhabited the city and its environments until the
end of the late Antique Period uninterruptedly, contrary to common beliefs.
Arykanda günümüzde, Antalya İli, Finike İlçesinin 30 km kuzeyinde konumlanmıştır. Antik dönemde L... more Arykanda günümüzde, Antalya İli, Finike İlçesinin 30 km kuzeyinde konumlanmıştır. Antik dönemde Lykia bölgesi sınırları içerisinde bulunan yerleşimde Arkeolojik araştırmalar 1971 yılında başlatılmıştır. Son yıllarda çalışmalar, kentin Güneydoğu alt yamaçlarında yoğunlaştırılmıştır. 2004-2013 yılları arasında sürdürülen çalışmalar sonucunda alanda, Geç Antik Döneme tarihlendirilen bir mahalle ortaya çıkartılmıştır. Mahalle içerisinde bir bazilika, Peristilli Ev ve 6. Hamam olarak adlandırılan bir hamam yapısı ile mahallenin kuzeyinde çeşitli Geç Roma dönemi evleri tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmaya konu teşkil eden seramikler mahallenin en güneyinde konumlanmış olan 6. Hamam’dan ele geçmiştir. Arkeolojik ve numismatik veriler yapının IS 5. yüzyıl ikinci çeyreğinde gerçekleşen bir yangınla tahrip olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Bu çalışmada yapının yangın tabakalarında ele geçen küçük bir grup seramik ele alınmıştır.
Conference Presentations by Asil Yaman
AIA / SCS 2024 Joint Annual Meeting Program, 2024
The multi-purposed archaeological intensive field surveys were continued in the southern chora of... more The multi-purposed archaeological intensive field surveys were continued in the southern chora of the ancient Phoenix/Phoinix (Carian Chersonese) in 2023. The third year of the fieldwork have been unearthed the agricultural units such as olive oil and wine workshops that shows the production scale of the region. The studies expanded through the ancient Casara, the southern neighbor of the Phoenix. It is understood that Asardibi was the fortified acropolis of the site and It covered with the stepped base-pyramidal tombs. We recorded a teloneion, defense units, graves and churches which connected with ancient roads. Beside, the research also unearthed the harbour organization of the Serçeliman (Portus Cressa) with the other elements of the cultural landscape. In this paper, we aim to present and contextualize the multi-layered material culture of the Phoenix.
Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting Abstract Book, 2023
The first systematic and intensive archaeological explorations including intensive surveys in Pho... more The first systematic and intensive archaeological explorations including intensive surveys in Phoenix (southwestern Turkey) were started in 2021, by a multinational team. In 2022, with a great sense of responsibility, the second year of the fieldwork was mainly focused on archaeological salvage excavations in the Apollo sanctuary and the Kizlan church. The investigations in the 2022 fieldwork season pointed out that the Apollo sanctuary had been founded in third century BCE and it was transformed into a basilical-planned church and served as a part of the monastic organization in the region during the Byzantine period. Besides the excavations, intensive surveys and documentation have been carried out throughout the southern part of the Chora on Sindili Plain of the Phoenix to understand the agricultural organization, the rural life, which is covered with farmsteads, agrarian terraces, and productional units.
The systematic and intensive archaeological field surveys and excavations have been conducted at ... more The systematic and intensive archaeological field surveys and excavations have been conducted at Phoenix, Casara, and Thysannus in Carian Chersonese since 2021. The systematic research in the region carried out by the Phoenix Archaeological Project (PAP) provided new data for the olive oil and wine productions in the chora.
The previous GIS-based studies have already created a model partly for agricultural production scales for the southwestern part of the Bozburun Peninsula. However, the new data gathered from the fieldwork have revealed that it is necessary to reconsider the previous hypothesis.
This paper aims to present to re-think and re-scale the agrarian organization of the region with a holistic approach in the light of the new explorations on the material culture such as agricultural terraces, farmsteads, and the production units.
Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting Abstract Book, 2022
The Phoenix Archaeological Project (PAP) is an interdisciplinary and multinational cooperative su... more The Phoenix Archaeological Project (PAP) is an interdisciplinary and multinational cooperative survey project conducting in southwestern Turkey (Marmaris) in ancient Phoenix.
The center of the ancient Phoenix is located 4 km south of Taşlıca village in the southwestern part of the Bozburun Peninsula, Marmaris (Turkey). Hisartepe consists of the fortified acropolis of the city, and the core of the settlement measures approximately 2.5 ha. The top of the acropolis rises 250 m above the Sindili Plain and the lower town of the Phoenix.
The Apollo sanctuary and an early Byzantine basilica are situated 500 m north of the acropolis and connected by an ancient road. The necropolis of the Phoenix covers the northern and southern sides of the acropolis, and the stepped-base funerary monuments are still visible on site. The ancient agricultural terraces around the Sindili Plain complete the historical landscape that shows us the production scales of the site through the ages. The preliminary observations imply that the Serçe and Gedik Bay in the southern part of the Sindili Plain served as the ancient harbors of the Phoenix.
The region is entirely open to illicit excavations and looting of artifacts. The cultural and natural heritage in the southwestern part of the peninsula is heavily threatened by urban and agricultural expansion and change to the landscape visually, endangering its biodiversity. It is believed that the multidisciplinary and new generation approaches will advance awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of the archaeological remains and cultural heritage in Phoenix and its territory, which is why PAP is designed as an interdisciplinary and multinational cooperative survey project to identify and document the tangible and intangible cultural heritage and reimage the settlement pattern and land use from antiquity through the modern period at Phoenix.
For these purposes, PAP is developing long-range multidisciplinary subprojects and collaborate with various areas such as geoarchaeology, architecture, archaeoseismology, ecology, anthropology, archaeometry, sociology, and history. PAP is also developing social responsibility and education programs in the peninsula with nonprofit organizations as the Mediterranean Conservation Society, American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT), and the Şirince Archaeological Association.
For the purposes mentioned above, the first year of the fieldwork at Phoenix was conducted between September and October 2021. This presentation aims to present some data gathered from the 2021 fieldwork at Phoenix.
Archaeological Institute of America, 121. Annual Meeting Abstracts Book, 2020
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Papers by Asil Yaman
Marmaris in Turkey. Archaeological surveys at Amos (Carian Chersonese) and its environments
started in 2019. The pottery gathered during the fieldworks are mainly from Asarcık, which
consists of the Acropolis of the city, İnbaşı and İncirlipınar Valley in the South, Zeytinburnu in the
North and the Sandaleylik hill in western direction. This paper aims to present the unpublished
ceramics and establish the ceramic chronology and repertoire of Amos. The pottery evidently
showed that the settlement activity in Amos begun in the Archaic period. Epigraphic data published
by various scholars point out that Amos was ruled by the city of Lindos at Rhodes politically and
benefited economically during the Hellenistic period. The quantity and the quality of ceramics
also point out that the Amians were wealthy during the Hellenistic period and could obtain
various goods and products from other Mediterranean sites. Transport amphoras from Rhodes and
Cnidos reflect the close ties of the city undoubtedly. Moreover, the existence and the density of
the amphoras produced by local workshops like Hieroteles reflect the scale of the intra-regional
relations. Besides, imported material from eastern Aegean sites reflect the active trade connections.
The latest datable material revealed that Amians inhabited the city and its environments until the
end of the late Antique Period uninterruptedly, contrary to common beliefs.
Conference Presentations by Asil Yaman
The previous GIS-based studies have already created a model partly for agricultural production scales for the southwestern part of the Bozburun Peninsula. However, the new data gathered from the fieldwork have revealed that it is necessary to reconsider the previous hypothesis.
This paper aims to present to re-think and re-scale the agrarian organization of the region with a holistic approach in the light of the new explorations on the material culture such as agricultural terraces, farmsteads, and the production units.
The center of the ancient Phoenix is located 4 km south of Taşlıca village in the southwestern part of the Bozburun Peninsula, Marmaris (Turkey). Hisartepe consists of the fortified acropolis of the city, and the core of the settlement measures approximately 2.5 ha. The top of the acropolis rises 250 m above the Sindili Plain and the lower town of the Phoenix.
The Apollo sanctuary and an early Byzantine basilica are situated 500 m north of the acropolis and connected by an ancient road. The necropolis of the Phoenix covers the northern and southern sides of the acropolis, and the stepped-base funerary monuments are still visible on site. The ancient agricultural terraces around the Sindili Plain complete the historical landscape that shows us the production scales of the site through the ages. The preliminary observations imply that the Serçe and Gedik Bay in the southern part of the Sindili Plain served as the ancient harbors of the Phoenix.
The region is entirely open to illicit excavations and looting of artifacts. The cultural and natural heritage in the southwestern part of the peninsula is heavily threatened by urban and agricultural expansion and change to the landscape visually, endangering its biodiversity. It is believed that the multidisciplinary and new generation approaches will advance awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of the archaeological remains and cultural heritage in Phoenix and its territory, which is why PAP is designed as an interdisciplinary and multinational cooperative survey project to identify and document the tangible and intangible cultural heritage and reimage the settlement pattern and land use from antiquity through the modern period at Phoenix.
For these purposes, PAP is developing long-range multidisciplinary subprojects and collaborate with various areas such as geoarchaeology, architecture, archaeoseismology, ecology, anthropology, archaeometry, sociology, and history. PAP is also developing social responsibility and education programs in the peninsula with nonprofit organizations as the Mediterranean Conservation Society, American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT), and the Şirince Archaeological Association.
For the purposes mentioned above, the first year of the fieldwork at Phoenix was conducted between September and October 2021. This presentation aims to present some data gathered from the 2021 fieldwork at Phoenix.
Marmaris in Turkey. Archaeological surveys at Amos (Carian Chersonese) and its environments
started in 2019. The pottery gathered during the fieldworks are mainly from Asarcık, which
consists of the Acropolis of the city, İnbaşı and İncirlipınar Valley in the South, Zeytinburnu in the
North and the Sandaleylik hill in western direction. This paper aims to present the unpublished
ceramics and establish the ceramic chronology and repertoire of Amos. The pottery evidently
showed that the settlement activity in Amos begun in the Archaic period. Epigraphic data published
by various scholars point out that Amos was ruled by the city of Lindos at Rhodes politically and
benefited economically during the Hellenistic period. The quantity and the quality of ceramics
also point out that the Amians were wealthy during the Hellenistic period and could obtain
various goods and products from other Mediterranean sites. Transport amphoras from Rhodes and
Cnidos reflect the close ties of the city undoubtedly. Moreover, the existence and the density of
the amphoras produced by local workshops like Hieroteles reflect the scale of the intra-regional
relations. Besides, imported material from eastern Aegean sites reflect the active trade connections.
The latest datable material revealed that Amians inhabited the city and its environments until the
end of the late Antique Period uninterruptedly, contrary to common beliefs.
The previous GIS-based studies have already created a model partly for agricultural production scales for the southwestern part of the Bozburun Peninsula. However, the new data gathered from the fieldwork have revealed that it is necessary to reconsider the previous hypothesis.
This paper aims to present to re-think and re-scale the agrarian organization of the region with a holistic approach in the light of the new explorations on the material culture such as agricultural terraces, farmsteads, and the production units.
The center of the ancient Phoenix is located 4 km south of Taşlıca village in the southwestern part of the Bozburun Peninsula, Marmaris (Turkey). Hisartepe consists of the fortified acropolis of the city, and the core of the settlement measures approximately 2.5 ha. The top of the acropolis rises 250 m above the Sindili Plain and the lower town of the Phoenix.
The Apollo sanctuary and an early Byzantine basilica are situated 500 m north of the acropolis and connected by an ancient road. The necropolis of the Phoenix covers the northern and southern sides of the acropolis, and the stepped-base funerary monuments are still visible on site. The ancient agricultural terraces around the Sindili Plain complete the historical landscape that shows us the production scales of the site through the ages. The preliminary observations imply that the Serçe and Gedik Bay in the southern part of the Sindili Plain served as the ancient harbors of the Phoenix.
The region is entirely open to illicit excavations and looting of artifacts. The cultural and natural heritage in the southwestern part of the peninsula is heavily threatened by urban and agricultural expansion and change to the landscape visually, endangering its biodiversity. It is believed that the multidisciplinary and new generation approaches will advance awareness, education, fieldwork, preservation, publication, and research of the archaeological remains and cultural heritage in Phoenix and its territory, which is why PAP is designed as an interdisciplinary and multinational cooperative survey project to identify and document the tangible and intangible cultural heritage and reimage the settlement pattern and land use from antiquity through the modern period at Phoenix.
For these purposes, PAP is developing long-range multidisciplinary subprojects and collaborate with various areas such as geoarchaeology, architecture, archaeoseismology, ecology, anthropology, archaeometry, sociology, and history. PAP is also developing social responsibility and education programs in the peninsula with nonprofit organizations as the Mediterranean Conservation Society, American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT), and the Şirince Archaeological Association.
For the purposes mentioned above, the first year of the fieldwork at Phoenix was conducted between September and October 2021. This presentation aims to present some data gathered from the 2021 fieldwork at Phoenix.
Archaeological excavations at Arycanda (Lycia) began in 1971. Recent years the researches focused on the southeastern side of the site. During the 2004-2012 season, the excavation team unearthed a quarter which dated late antique period. As a result
of studies in the quarter, many buildings discovered as basilica, peristyle house and Roman bath called Bathhouse VI. This presentation deals with the first preliminary research of late roman pottery at Bathhouse VI.
It is known that ceramics provides valuable data in reflecting the fashion of the period, the food culture, the economic situation of a settlement or region, and intra-regional or inter-regional trade relations. The imported ceramic data obtained from the archaeological excavations carried out in Lycia proves that the Lycians had access to different products and goods from various centers in the Roman and Byzantine world throughout the late antique period. Imported ceramics, per se, point out the strong economic ties between the eastern Mediterranean regions during late antiquity. This presentation aims to present some observations on commercial relations of Lycia in Late Antiquity, which is based on imported ceramics.
cities, traditions, food culture, and lifestyles. It also contributes valuable data for understanding the functions of the buildings and dating the archaeological contexts. Late Roman pottery studies in Eastern Lycia is limited, and an essential chronology for the pottery has yet to be defined for the late antique period in the region. This dissertation project aims to publish the pottery from the late antique quarter at Arycanda. One of the primary goals of this project is to establish a typology and chronology
for the ceramics. The deposits from burnt layers and later deposits allowed us to construct a basic typo-chronology of the pottery. Such a typology is needed not only for Arycanda but for the entire Lycian region.
The study on pottery from the well-dated deposits revelaed several imported red slip wares, transport amphoras and local/regional coarse wares. These investigations allowed us to understand regional and interregional exchange in Late Antiquity. Studying the clay types among the coarse wares is a crucial element to understand local productions. Ceramological evidence from the late antique quarter at Arycanda proved that the city was active until the 7th century AD and had close ties with the western Lycia, Pamphylia, Cyprus, Aegean, Levantine sites and other setttlements around mare nostrum during the period.