In this study, the evidence of the Early Iron Age obtained by the recent excavations carried out at Amos will be
discussed. Amos located on the northeastern coast of Karia Chersonesos (Bozburun Peninsula), on the Asarcık Hill.
Amos firstly appeared in the historical records by the 5th century BC. Amos, as a member of the Delian League, was
recorded on the Athenian Tribute Lists of 428 BC. Following the establishment of the Rhodes state in 408 BC, the
city became part of the Rhodian Peraea (Incorporated Peraea) and continued this situation until the 2nd century AD.
Amos, also led a koinon, was abandoned by the 3rd century BC. The only research in the city was carried out by G.
E. Bean in 1948. In addition to the survey that have been going on since 2019, the excavations began in 2020 yielded
the earliest evidence of Amos. Up to the present, the earliest archaeological finds of Amos were from the 6th century
BC. In the excavations carried out in the temple on the acropolis in 2021, some traces of the Early Iron Age were
found. The remains of an apsidal building dated to the 10th century BC were found below the temple. Furthermore,
outside the edifice a pyre (cremation area) associated with the building was found. After the secondary cremation,
the intramural burial was placed under the floor of the structure. The first one of the two burials was placed in a belly
amphora, the other into a necked amphora. Among the two urns, the necked amphora is decorated with concentric
circles, while the belly amphora is a coarse ware. A bow fibula was found along with these amphorae as well.
According to the widely view regarding the burial customs of the period, belly amphorae were preferred for women
and necked amphorae for men. The apsidal building where a couple as an intramural burial in, must have belonged
to a chief owing to a similar one in Lefkandi. It is possible to date the evidence at Amos from the Early Iron Age to
the 10th century BC.
Karian Chersonesos Protogeometric apsidal building secondary cremation intramural burial
In this study, the evidence of the Early Iron Age obtained by the recent excavations carried out at Amos will be
discussed. Amos located on the northeastern coast of Karia Chersonesos (Bozburun Peninsula), on the Asarcık Hill.
Amos firstly appeared in the historical records by the 5th century BC. Amos, as a member of the Delian League, was
recorded on the Athenian Tribute Lists of 428 BC. Following the establishment of the Rhodes state in 408 BC, the
city became part of the Rhodian Peraea (Incorporated Peraea) and continued this situation until the 2nd century AD.
Amos, also led a koinon, was abandoned by the 3rd century BC. The only research in the city was carried out by G.
E. Bean in 1948. In addition to the survey that have been going on since 2019, the excavations began in 2020 yielded
the earliest evidence of Amos. Up to the present, the earliest archaeological finds of Amos were from the 6th century
BC. In the excavations carried out in the temple on the acropolis in 2021, some traces of the Early Iron Age were
found. The remains of an apsidal building dated to the 10th century BC were found below the temple. Furthermore,
outside the edifice a pyre (cremation area) associated with the building was found. After the secondary cremation,
the intramural burial was placed under the floor of the structure. The first one of the two burials was placed in a belly
amphora, the other into a necked amphora. Among the two urns, the necked amphora is decorated with concentric
circles, while the belly amphora is a coarse ware. A bow fibula was found along with these amphorae as well.
According to the widely view regarding the burial customs of the period, belly amphorae were preferred for women
and necked amphorae for men. The apsidal building where a couple as an intramural burial in, must have belonged
to a chief owing to a similar one in Lefkandi. It is possible to date the evidence at Amos from the Early Iron Age to
the 10th century BC.
Karian Chersonesos Protogeometric apsidal building secondary cremation intramural burial
Karian Chersonesos Protogeometric apsidal building secondary cremation intramural burial
Karian Chersonesos Protogeometric apsidal building secondary cremation intramural burial
Karian Chersonesos Protogeometric apsidal building secondary cremation intramural burial
Karian Chersonesos Protogeometric apsidal building secondary cremation intramural burial
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Arkeoloji |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makaleleri |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 15 Ocak 2023 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 12 Aralık 2022 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2022 Sayı: 31 |