10. Arkeometri Sonuçları Toplantısı - Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı

NEW THOUGHTS ON THE BATTLEFIELDOF ISSUSF. Sancar aZANER *AyşeÇAUKA Survey/exeavation team from the University of Bilkent, Departmentof Archaeology and Art History! and geomorphologist SancarOzaner from MTA (Geologica! Survey of Turkey) have been carrying outcollaborative studies on the ancient sites around the gulf of ıskenderunsince 1991.During the summer of 1992, the archaeological team started to excavateKinet Höyük which is supposed to be the ancient Issus, whileOzaner studied the geomoıphologica! changes which had occured theplain of Issus in historica! times in erder, to find out the exact location ofthe harbour of Issus and to inteıpret it better than in other related archaeologicalfindings, During his study, he detected important changes in.the river beds of the plain of Issus, as well as in the coastal line of ıskenderunBay, which Hesat the western edge of the plain. This led him tocarry out detailed studies concerning the baule of Issus, which was heldon botlı sides of the ancient Pinarus river in November 333 Be, making• Dr. Gecmorphclogist Sancar üZANER, MTA Genel Müdürlüğü,06520, ANKARA.Ayşe ÇALIK, Ph. D. Student, Department of Classics. King's College London, Universityof London, London WC2 R 2 LS.This joint paper was presented by Miss Ayşe Çelık, at the 16thInternational Symposiuın ofExcavations, Surveys and Archaeometry, Ankara. 30 May-3 June 1994.Abb: A: Arrian, P: Polybius(1) The team consists of the leeturers and tlıestuderıts of Bilkent University: the head of department;Ass. Prof. İlknur Özgen, exeavater of Kinet Höyük; Ass. Prof. Maria HenrietteGates. We are much indebted to themfor Ictting us participate with their survey in the aren,accommodatiııg us during our field work and giving us a chanee to presentthis paper. Weare also most grateful to the General Directorare of nıonuments andMuseums forpennittingus to announee theresultof this surveyat an international symposium.153