Excavations at the Church of Saint Nicholas in Demre, Antalya, have been underway since 1989 in the religious and secular buildings around the church, which presumably belonged to a monastery in the Middle Ages. Flooded and buried underground by the overflow of Myros Creek, the buildings are approximately 6 m below the ground level today. The first phase of the church is dated to the Early Byzantine period, whereas the currently intact structure is dated to the Middle Ages. As the ground floor of the church was buried, the Greeks living in the area during Ottoman times continued to worship in a chapel they added to the gallery floor. These Greeks maintained their ties with the structure during the Ottoman era as well. In addition to the small finds unearthed during the excavations, glass bracelets are among the ornaments that belonged to the different communities settled here from the early phases of the church until its final period of use in the early 20th century.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | June 1, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Issue: 20 |
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