AIA Lecture
Excavations at Ancient Phoenix
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
6:15 PM – 7:30 PM ET
Location
Live Online and Onsite at the Penn MuseumEvent Type
LecturesLive Streaming Option Available
The first excavations at ancient Phoenix (in southwestern Turkey), beginning in 2022, have yielded extensive evidence for the existence of an Apollo Sanctuary at the site, which was in use from the early Hellenistic period. The archaeological data have shown that the Doric temple transformed into a basilica in late antiquity, serving as a church until the late Byzantine Period. This lecture focuses on the material culture that witnessed the ritual activities, dedications, and architectural transformation of the Apollo Sanctuary.
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Speaker
Asil Yaman, Ph.D. is an adjunct assistant professor in the College of Liberal Art and Sciences at Villanova University, and serves as consulting professor in the Mediterranean section of Penn Museum. He has been excavating in the eastern Mediterranean since 2003, working on various field projects that focus on the material culture, such as pottery, food culture, and trade relations between the Levant and Anatolia in late antiquity. Currently, he is investigating the archaeology of Carian Chersonese, and is the founder and director of the Phoenix Archaeological Project (PAP), an interdisciplinary and multinational co-operative survey project in ancient Phoenix.
