Xanthos West Agora II: Alteration and Transformation in the Byzantine Period

Abstract

This article deals with the transformation of Western Agora of Xanthos in the Byzantine period through two different groups of buildings with commercial and religious functions, whose historical associations were revealed with archaeological finds in the excavations of the Western Agora. Evaluations made at this point show that in the first half of the 5th century A.D. the agora was transformed into a central area that, in the context of a nonintegral composition, became a large religious complex as well as a center of private commercial activity. Evidence also shows that all these new areas within the former agora were then abandoned in the 7th century and remained without significant activity until the 10th century. Then this area was converted into a small settlement comprised of simple residential places and workshops utilized in the 10th and 11th centuries. That material finds for the 13th century are only a few ceramics from the Byzantine and Seljuk cultures indicates the presence of a nomadic culture in the area.

Keywords

• Xanthos, West Agora, Alteration, Transformation

Xanthos West Agora II: Alteration and Transformation in the Byzantine Period

Abstract

Batı Agora’da gerçekleştirilen kazılar sonucunda ortaya çıkarılan arkeolojik bulgulara göre tarihsel bağlamda birliktelikleri tespit edilen ticari ve dini işlevli iki farklı yapı grubunun arasında, düşünsel olarak da bir birlikteliğin olabileceği yönünde yapılan tartışmalar, agoranın 5. yy.’da, bütüncül olmayan bir kompozisyon bağlamında, üzerinde özel ticari faaliyet mekânlarının yanı sıra büyük bir dini kompleksin de bulunduğu merkezi bir alana dönüştürüldüğünü göstermektedir. Veriler ayrıca, alandaki bütün mekânların 7. yy.’da terk edilmiş olduğunu ve alanda 10. yy.’a kadar hiçbir yaşamsal faaliyetin olmadığını; 10 ve 11. yy.’da ise alanın basit yapıdaki konut ve işliklerden meydana gelen küçük bir yerleşime dönüştüğünü göstermektedir. 13. yy. verilerinin ise sadece Bizans ve Selçuklu kültürüne ait seramiklerle sınırlı olması alandaki göçebe kültürünün varlığına işaret etmektedir

Keywords

• Ksanthos, Batı Agora, Değişim, Dönüşüm

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