The Expropriation of Antiquity: Western Travelers, Lycian Monuments, and the Origins of Ottoman Cultural Sovereignty

Antikitenin Gasp Edilişi: Batılı Seyyahlar, Lykia Anıtları ve Osmanlı Kültürel Egemenliğinin Kökenler GÜLSÜN ACAR https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9498-1318 Abstract: Focusing on the geographies of Lycia, Pamphylia, and Cilicia, this article problematizes the 19th century expeditions of Western travelers and archaeologists (C. Fellows, T. A. B. Spratt, E. Forbes, E. T. Daniell, J. A. Schönborn and O. Benndorf). While traditionally framed as scientific progress and the preservation of universal heritage, these missions are analyzed through an epistemological and ontological …

Bronze Statuettes and a Scale Weight from Andriake, The Port of Myra

Myra’nın Limanı Andriake’den Ele Geçen Bronz Heykelcikler ve Terazi Ağırlığı SEMA TALU https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9910-9492 Abstract: The present study examines two bronze statuettes, two bases, and a bust-shaped scale weight recovered together from a structure identified as a glass workshop, located north of the Plakoma/Agora in Andriake, the port of Myra. The presence of scale sets among the finds indicates that the premises also functioned as a commercial shop. The discussed assemblage consists of a statuette of …