The Harbour and Other Structures Submerged in Demre’s Beymelek Lake

Number: 19 June 1, 2016
  • Hakan Öniz
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The Harbour and Other Structures Submerged in Demre’s Beymelek Lake

Abstract

Studies in underwater archaeology in Turkey have focused on the identification and excavation of shipwrecks for over fifty years. However, recent discoveries at the littoral of Bulgaria and Israel suggest that there may be numerous coastal settlements submerged under water in Turkey as well. The settlements of Simena, Theimussa and Aperlai in the vicinity of Kekova Island Dolichiste of Antalya are partially under water, and through touristic promotion they have been recognized for decades. In the course of underwater surveys conducted in the summer months of 2015, a harbour mole datable to the Hellenistic period and structures datable to the Roman period have been identified in Beymelek Lake. The present article deals with these structures now under water and explores what caused them to become submerged.

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English

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Authors

Hakan Öniz This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2016

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Published in Issue

Year 2016 Number: 19

APA
Öniz, H. (2016). The Harbour and Other Structures Submerged in Demre’s Beymelek Lake. Adalya, 19, 147-168. https://izlik.org/JA63YD46XY
AMA
1.Öniz H. The Harbour and Other Structures Submerged in Demre’s Beymelek Lake. Adalya. 2016;(19):147-168. https://izlik.org/JA63YD46XY
Chicago
Öniz, Hakan. 2016. “The Harbour and Other Structures Submerged in Demre’s Beymelek Lake”. Adalya, nos. 19: 147-68. https://izlik.org/JA63YD46XY.
EndNote
Öniz H (June 1, 2016) The Harbour and Other Structures Submerged in Demre’s Beymelek Lake. Adalya 19 147–168.
IEEE
[1]H. Öniz, “The Harbour and Other Structures Submerged in Demre’s Beymelek Lake”, Adalya, no. 19, pp. 147–168, June 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA63YD46XY
ISNAD
Öniz, Hakan. “The Harbour and Other Structures Submerged in Demre’s Beymelek Lake”. Adalya. 19 (June 1, 2016): 147-168. https://izlik.org/JA63YD46XY.
JAMA
1.Öniz H. The Harbour and Other Structures Submerged in Demre’s Beymelek Lake. Adalya. 2016;:147–168.
MLA
Öniz, Hakan. “The Harbour and Other Structures Submerged in Demre’s Beymelek Lake”. Adalya, no. 19, June 2016, pp. 147-68, https://izlik.org/JA63YD46XY.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Öniz. The Harbour and Other Structures Submerged in Demre’s Beymelek Lake. Adalya [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 1;(19):147-68. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA63YD46XY

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