The city is thought to have been surrounded by a fortification system from the late third century B.C. onward. This Hellenistic wall would then be dismantled during the Roman period and the main part of the fortification wall visible today was the result of a late antique reconstruction. The circuit of the Late Roman town […]
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The Potters’ Quarter: Aims 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
We plan to continue the open area excavations in the zone of the so-called Coroplast Workshop(s) in the Potters’ Quarter of Sagalassos. The preliminary results of the 2004 and 2008 campaigns in the area of the Coroplast Workshop(s) indicated the possible existence of a set of adjoining workshops, active in the late Roman period in […]
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Monday, June 15, 2009Tepe Düzen is located on a plateau at 1.8km SW of Sagalassos. The ceramics excavated during the campaigns of 2006, 2007 and 2008 have mainly been dated between the fifth and second century B.C., after which the site was perhaps completely given up and all craft activities moved to the current site. The campaign of […]
Read full post »South Street 1 and the Lower Agora: Aims 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Since 2005, excavations have uncovered ca. 80 m of the main North-South Colonnaded Street. In addition, a few small-scale soundings undertaken in 2007 underneath the pavement of the Lower Agora and the Agora Gate platform to its north further shed some light on the history of this important southern area of Sagalassos. “South Street 1” […]
Read full post »The Macellum: Aims 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Located at the southeast edge of the Upper Agora, the Macellum (food market) of Sagalassos was erected in the late second century A.D. under the reign of the emperor Commodus, and was extensively rebuilt in the late fifth/early sixth century A.D. The archaeological excavations at the Macellum started in 2005. So far, the central courtyard–featuring […]
Read full post »The Roman Baths: Aims 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
In 2009, we intend to continue the long-standing and large-scale excavations both inside and outside the Roman Baths, the largest monumental structure of ancient Sagalassos. Following the previous campaigns, the main focus of the 2009 excavation season in the Roman Baths is intended to be Frigidarium 1, and more exactly its so-called Central Hall, located […]
Read full post »The Urban Mansion: Aims 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Since 1995 excavations have been carried out in the large late antique urban mansion of Sagalassos. This enormous building with “palatial” characteristics, and which is a valid candidate for the Episcopal palace of the town, is located in the eastern domestic quarter of the city. When built in the fifth-century A.D., this luxurious residence incorporated […]
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