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Unveiling Ancient Istanbul: The Theodosius Harbour Discovery

Explore the remarkable findings of Theodosius Harbor from Ottoman to Byzantium times, uncovering ancient ruins, shipwrecks, and Neolithic artifacts beneath Istanbul’s ground. Journey through history and trade routes dating back 10,000 years.

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Unveiling Ancient Istanbul: The Theodosius Harbour Discovery

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  1. “AncientCitiesandreflectionstoday’sworld” Grundtvig Project Lituaniameeting 21-27 September 2011(Theodosius )YenikapIHorbour in İSTANBUL Sema EducatorsAssociation İstanbul-Turkiye 2011

  2. İstanbul municipality has startedtobuild a tubefor metro undertheBosphorusbetweenEuropeandAsia in 2004 Duringtheworktheyhavediscoveredsomeruins of an oldharbour Expertsfromuniversitiescametothegroundandtheyweresuprisedwhattheysaw

  3. Researches spread 58.000m2 landand +3 to-1 meterfromsealevel • Firsttheyfoundruins of marketsandworkshopsfromlateOttoman time • ThentheyfoundruinsfromearlyBzantium time Theodosiusharbourbetween -1mt and -6.30mt fromsealevel

  4. TheodosiusHarbourwasbuildByTheodosius(379-395) at theend of Lykos(Bayrampaşa) riverfortrade in grovingByzantiumcity • Weunderstandthatthisharbourwasusedfortradetill 11th centuryevenmills of rivercoveredmost of theharbourarea • We can understandthisbyseeingshipswhichwereusedbetween 7th-11th centuries

  5. 35 ships’ ruinsdiscovered in 3 differentareaduringtheworkd of metro. • We can understandtheshippingthecniques of Bizantiumperiodwhitthisreachestshipcollection in Yenikapı area • Shipnamed Yenikapı 35 has a specialplaceamongtheotherswithit’s 15mt lenghtand 5 mtwidety.Thereareamphorasusingfortrade in it from 4th-5th century.

  6. UndertheTheodosiusharbourgroundbelovethesealevel -6.30mt fromNeolitic time simplestoneruinsand (Hoker) andUrneruinshelped us tounderstandNeoliticperiod • At thebegining of 2011 graveswerealsofoundfromNeolitic time in Yenikapı Metro works.Wealso can seethe body of a men in thisarea.

  7. Yenikapı Neolitik place has takentheİstanbul’sinhabitans 8500 yearsback • Theseruinshavesimilaritieswith "Fikirtepe Kültürü" and"Yarımburgaz4“ whichareclosetoİstanbulsotherNeolitichabitatsknownbefore.

  8. 35.000 piecesdocumentedandlightingthehistoryof İstanbul beginingfromNeolitic time untiltodaywithoutany. • Layers of groundfromNeolitic time toTheodosiushorbourcity, helps us tounderstandchanges of Marmara sealevel in 10.000 years

  9. We can understandthetradeways of thosetimesfromblackseaandEageansea. • Manydifferentvegetablesandvalnutfound inside of theamphoras

  10. Thankyou

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