Archaeology

Today, Hadrianoupolis is about 3 kilometers east of Eskipazar, Karabük. The studies revealed that there was a settlement in the antique city of Hadrianoupolis from BC 1st century to AD 10th century. Considering the ruins today, it can be said that the city gained quite an important position in Late Roman and Byzantium periods. As a result of the conservation excavations of Ereğli Museum in 2003 sites like Chruch B, and in the scientific excavations in 2006-2008 Church A, Bath A, Bath B and Late Roman Mansion were detected. Although studies on Paphlagonia Region have increased in the recent years, they are not sufficient. The door themed funerary stele - widely used in Anatolia and the subject matter of this paper - gives information about the social and economic conditions of Hadrianoupolis. Furthermore, it proves the presence of Phrygian influence on Hadrianoupolis which is open to cultural exchange as to its geographical location. The door theme specially emphasized on the funerary steles is seen as the gate of afterworld, and because of that they were likened to house doors we use in real life. The door theme considered as the gate to the afterworld was a frequent theme not only used in funerary steles but also in rock monuments, ostotheks and sarcophagus. This tradition continued in Roman Empire and ended with Byzantium. From this perspective, at the least, the funerary stele is important for an insight into the Roman period of Hadrianoupolis.

VI. MITHRIDATES EUPATOROS PERIOD BRONZE COINS IN ERZURUM MUSEUM
VI. Mithridates Eupatoros Dionysos was the last king of the Pontos Kingdom; his era is one of the
most important era’s of the Hellenistic Period. VI. Mithridates Eupatoros fought against the Roman
Republic and their imperialistic ambitions againts the Anatolian public in the Black Sea Region.
Allthough he fought well and achieved big military accomplishements in the process against the
Romans he was finally defeated by the Roman general Gnaeus Pompeus Magnus resulting in his
escape which he died soon after. Bronze minted coins of VI. Mitridates Eupatoros has been found
in the Black Sea Region’s Southern coast cities; Dia (Akçakoca), Amastris (Amasra), Sinope (Sinop),
Amisos (Samsun), Kotyora (Ordu), Khabakta (Ünye/Kaleköy) and also in the inland city of Kabeira
(Niksar) with great quantity and in the same type. In this work/publishment 42 bronze minted coins
of VI. Mithridates Eupatoros era has been evaluated. Theese coins are located in Erzurum Museum
and where unearthed from mostly at Amisos and others from Sinope, Amastris and Dias.

Coin discoveries and the excavation works of Parion’s Roman Bath from the 2014 excavation season
are studied in this work. After introducing Parion’s antique history the excavation works for Parion’s
Roman Bath for the 2014 excavation season are explained and a coin finds catalogue regarding
this work is attached. According to archaeological finds Parion’s Roman Bath was built in the 2nd
century A.D., and with miscellaneous repair works being carried out was used up to the 5th century
A.D., after the 5th century the Roman Bath was abandonned and used as abandoned and used with
different functions; coin finds support our thoughts that some sections of the Roman Bath being
used as bothros.

Parion is situated in the village of Kemer, and is connected to the town of Balıklı Çeşme, in the Biga District of Çanakkale. The city was established around a stream that flows into the sea and has a natural harbor, as have other colonial cities established in the region during the 7th and 8th centuries BC. Excavations were carried out from 2008 until now, in a building with rooms of different sizes, walls, water channels, mosaic pieces, glass products, ceramic pieces from different periods, and many bronze coins in poor condition. In addition, excavations conducted on the northern side of the structure showed the remains of a cylindrical ground support with pilae, which belong to a 'hypocaust system'. This article discusses the ways in which caldarium and tepidarium rooms from Early Roman to Byzantine period bathhouses and villas were provided in that period of time with a hypocaust wall heating system. One of the new construction methods is the use of 'spacer tubes': small hollow terracotta tubes which were used during a long time because they were cheaper. In Parion, one of the most important cities of Troas Region in the Roman period, the excavated small building showed three building phases. The spacer tubes have revealed new information of their building function. They are very important as there are only few examples of this building method in the Troas region. Examples of their types and features are described in a catalogue.

Propontis ve çevresi, antik dönemde uzun süre yerleşim gören jeopolitik konumu gereği MÖ 750-550 yılları arasında yaşanan büyük kolonizasyon döneminde önemli kültürel değişimlerin yaşandığı ve çok önemli kolonilerin kurulduğu bir bölgedir. Tarihi geçmişinde bu kadar önemli kültürel ve politik olaylara ev sahipliği yapan Propontis ve çevresi, Troia, Assos, Kyzikos ve Ainos gibi kazıların başlamasından sonra onlarca yıl geçmesine karşın bölge arkeolojisinin yeterince geliştirilemediği ve bu kadar zengin bir bölgenin uluslararası alanda yeterince tartışılamadığı da ortadadır. Bölgenin ve ülkemizin en önemli sanayi kuruluşlarından biri olan İÇDAŞ AŞ’nin Parion ile başlayan ardından Smintheion, Troia, Assos ve Alexandria Troas kazılarında üstlendiği anasponsorluk sonucunda hem arkeolojik kazılar ivme kazanmış hem de bölge ile ilgili bilimsel yayınlarda ciddi bir artış olmuştur.

“Uluslararası Propontis ve Çevre Kültürleri Sempozyumu” adı altında ve bölgeyle ilgili çalışan saygın bilim adamlarının katılımıyla gerçekleştirilmesi planlanan sempozyumla bölge arkeolojisinin bugün geldiği durumun değerlendirilmesi ve arkeolojik anlamda bölgeler arasında bağlantıların kurulması amaçlanmıştır. Bunun yanında bu tür bir uluslararası sempozyumun bilimsel kazılarda ve bilimsel yayınlarda yakalanan ivmenin bu anlamda da gelişmesine, daha da önemlisi bölge arkeolojisinin ve Çanakkale’nin tanıtımına da büyük katkı sağlayacağı ve sempozyum sonunda bildirilerin kitap haline getirileceği Türkçe ve İngilizce yayın inanılmaz değerli, bölge arkeolojisi ve kültürüne yön verecek temel başvuru yayınlardan biri olacağı çok açıktır.
Propontis and the surrounding area, regarding its geopolitical location, witnessed significant cultural changes and the founding of important colonies during the great colonisation period of 750-550 BC. Throughout its history having hosted so much significant cultural and political events; it is obvious that the archaeology of the rich Propontis and the surrounding area has not been able to be improved and discussed in international scale, although many decades have passed since the commencing of excavations as Troia, Assos, Kyzikos and Ainos. The archaeological excavations have gained momentum and the published academic works regarding the region have considerably increased as a result of the sponsorships beginning with Parion, and later continued Smintheion, Troia, Assos and Alexandria Troas by İÇDAŞ INC.; one of the most significant industrial establishment of the region and Turkey.

The planned symposium intends to evaluate the current situation of the region’s archaeology and to establish archaeological inter-regional connections with the participation of academics conducting research in the area under the name of “International Symposium of Propontis and the Surrounding Cultures”. Furthermore, with such international symposium; the momentum gained in archaeological excavations and publications will progress further, the promotion of Çanakkale and the archaeology of the region, and it is clear that the proceeding publication which is planned to be published in Turkish and English, will become one of the most significant reference sources for the region’s archaeology and culture.