Keywords
Shallow Reef Eastern Wreck
Underwater Rescue Excavation
Amphorae
Vessels and Objects for Ship Use
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Abstract
Kekova Island is near Üçağız village within
the borders of the Demre District of Antalya Province.
Since 2012, researches have been carried out both on
the island and underwater. In the underwater surveys
conducted in 2016, a new wreck area was identified.
The wreck area is located very near the Basket-handled
Amphora Wreck, which is off the Tersane Bay and dates from the Archaic Period. Due to its location, despite
the region's intense sea traffic, some of the terracotta
vessels in the cargo of this shipwreck have survived intact to today. Since the discovery and protection of
these cultural assets is of great importance, a rescue excavation was performed in this priority area, which
awaits urgent intervention. To determine the exact
types of pottery vessels intact in the area it was investigated with scientific-systematic methods and they
were brought to the surface employing suitable methods and techniques. They were then placed in desalination tanks installed in the museum environment.
Within the scope of this underwater rescue excavation,
amphorae, terracotta kitchen vessels, objects for ship
use, some vessel forms of undetermined origins, bronze
vessels and metal objects were identified. The finds
were studied to determine their origin, function and
date. The pottery vessels and objects obtained as a
result of this rescue work were examined in detail and
are introduced to the world of science.
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