The Late Roman and Byzantine Navies - Emmaf.org

The Late Roman and Byzantine Navies - Emmaf.org The Late Roman and Byzantine Navies - Emmaf.org

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The Yenikapi Transfer Point and Archaeo-park

Istanbul and the Yenikapi Excavations: Importance now know the exact size, position and layout of Theodosius’s harbor fantastic example of urban rescue archaeology with integration of an archaeological site into the fabric of a modern city new information about daily life in Constantinople new information about dietary habits, commodities shipped, ship building techniques, amphora types, geographical extent of trade, etc. physical evidence for how a Byzantine warship was constructed the largest number of Byzantine warships recovered anywhere, since such ships are derived from earlier Roman and Greek warships they will give a much needed window on the earlier ship types.

Istanbul <strong>and</strong> the Yenikapi Excavations: Importance<br />

now know the exact size, position <strong>and</strong> layout of <strong>The</strong>odosius’s<br />

harbor<br />

fantastic example of urban rescue archaeology with integration of<br />

an archaeological site into the fabric of a modern city<br />

new information about daily life in Constantinople<br />

new information about dietary habits, commodities shipped, ship<br />

building techniques, amphora types, geographical extent of trade,<br />

etc.<br />

physical evidence for how a <strong>Byzantine</strong> warship was constructed<br />

the largest number of <strong>Byzantine</strong> warships recovered anywhere,<br />

since such ships are derived from earlier <strong>Roman</strong> <strong>and</strong> Greek<br />

warships they will give a much needed window on the earlier ship<br />

types.

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