Yesemek is a rather unusual archaeological site in Turkey, 6 km from Syria. The "ruins" are really a workshop for production of standard Hittite (and Neo-Hittite) monumental statuary used to decorate palaces and public buildings. The basic forms were created here and then transported and perhaps detailed at the cities where they were installed. Hundreds … Continue reading Pic of the Day 2017-10-04: An ancient garden statue center
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The Moon rises and the Sun sets over Sumatar in panorama (photo © Daniel C Browning Jr). On maps it appears (when it appears) as Soğmatar, but the Turkish ğ is not pronounced and historians and archaeologists know it (when they know of it) as Sumatar Harabesi. It will definitely be the subject of a … Continue reading Pic of the Day 2017-10-03: Shrines to the Seven Planets of Antiquity
This is Karasis. It is a kale, or "castle," high above a lake just north of Kozan. The site was unknown to archaeologists and historians until relatively recently—a factor of its invisibility from the lake side and unbelievably difficult access. This pic shows the "lower castle" from its apex (not nearly the top of the … Continue reading Pic of the Day 2017-10-02
Today's Pic Of The Day is of the eponymous church at the site Çanlı Kilise on the western edge of Cappadocia in modern Turkey. The site is one of the ubiquitous Byzantine period settlement-monastery-church ruins in the region, noted for its unique geology and resulting topography. Çanlı Kilise is unusual in having such a well-preserved … Continue reading Pic of the Day 2017-10-01
This is the first post in my series entitled "Pic of the Day." The pic (above, I assume, but not sure yet how this is going to work on all viewing platforms—feel free to complain about appearance on your device) is not particularly exciting or beautiful but has some potential interest to colleagues and those … Continue reading Pic of the Day 2017-09-29
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