New Epigraphic Finds from the City of Tyana

Tyana Kentinden Yeni Epigrafik Buluntular MEHMET ALKAN https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4315-2058 OSMAN DOĞANAY https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7095-9466 Abstract: This contribution presents eleven new Greek inscriptions, dating from the Hellenistic to the Early Byzantine period, discovered during municipal works in the centre of Kemerhisar (Tyana) and through archaeological excavations and surveys conducted by the Tyana excavations team. These epigraphic finds include dedicatory, honorary, and funerary inscriptions. Despite being found in fragments, with the exception of nos. 5 and 7, the inscriptions provide …

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 Kökenleri 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 …