In 2009, remains of a first century AD bath building were identified within the much larger second century AD bathing complex of Sagalassos. The remains consisted of the original North outer wall, incorporated in the later service area, and traces of possibly two semi-circular niches forming the original South side of the first century building. […]
Read full post »North-South Colonnaded Street: 2010 Aims
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Excavations carried out since 2005 on the main North-South Colonnaded Street of Sagalassos have uncovered a ca. 90 m long stretch of pavement to the south of the Lower Agora. Though we are beginning to get a clearer idea of the complexity of actions in the area, many issues remain unsolved. Most of the already […]
Read full post »Macellum: 2010 Aims
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Introduction Located at the south-east edge of the Upper Agora, the Macellum (food market) of Sagalassos was erected in the late 2nd c. AD under the reign of the emperor Commodus, and was extensively rebuilt in the late 5th / early 6th c. AD. The archaeological excavations at the Macellum started in 2005. Aims The […]
Read full post »Tepe Duzen: 2010 Aims
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Introduction Tepe Duzen is – in the current stage of our knowledge – an area that was contemporarily inhabited with Sagalassos from the 5th to the 2nd century. It is located on a plateau at 1.8 km SW of the latter. The ceramics excavated during the campaigns of 2006, 2007 and 2008 have mainly been […]
Read full post »Archaeozoology
Friday, October 16, 2009
A large amount of animal remains have been studied since the very beginning of the excavations at Sagalassos. The analyses yielded information on several aspects of daily life in the city, from the Iron Age (at Tepe Düzen) up to the Middle Byzantine period. The data collected during the 2009 campaign corroborated earlier results and […]
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