Harbour of Eleutherios
The Harbour of Eleutherios (
Yenikapi neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It was built at the mouth of the Lycus watercourse that ran through the city to the Propontis (the Sea of Marmara).[1]
The harbour was built in the late 4th century, during the reign of
times, the area was built over.The harbour was located on the south side of the peninsula on which the city is built, on the shore of the Sea of Marmara. The other harbours on the southern coast of the city were the
Latin: Portus Prosphorianus) were on the Golden Horn
, on the northern shore of the peninsula. Today the northern coast of the harbour is delineated by Kucuk Langa Cad. (Small Langa St.) named after the earlier Greek Vlanga name.
In November 2005, workers on the
amphorae, pottery fragments, shells, pieces of bone, horse skulls, and nine human skulls found in a bag, dating back to 6000 BC.[5]
Gallery
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Various findings from the Byzantine era -
Oil lamps found at Yenikapı -
Footprints found at Yenikapı -
Seeds found at Yenikapı -
Plates and vessels found at Yenikapı -
Animal bones found at Yenikapı
References
- ^ ISBN 9780198662778.
- ^ "Archaeology slows down building of Europe-Asia tunnel". Manchu Project. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ "Lost Treasures of Constantinople Test Turkey's 21st-century Ambition". Guardian News & Media. Archived from the original on 15 March 2009. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ Rose, Mark; Aydingün, Sengül. "Under Istanbul". Archaeology.org. Archaeological Institute of America. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ Nautical archaeology takes a leap forward
External links
Media related to Port of Theodosius at Wikimedia Commons
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