Anatolian Archaeology Field
School at Kelenderis, Turkey
Summer 2013, Summer Session,
Second Module (July
15-August 10, 2013)
Director, Nicholas Rauh
Professor of Classics
W.
Tel: 765-496-6079
Email: rauhn@purdue.edu
An Archaeological Field opportunity
recognized by Purdue University and International Educator Magazine. International Educator Magazine (2007); Think Magazine(2008)
Project
Description:
The
Anatolian Archaeology Field School is a Summer Study Abroad Opportunity under
submission to the Study Abroad Office at Purdue University and intended to
expose undergraduate students to the cultural heritage, the history, and field
practices employed in Anatolian Archaeology as well as exposure to contemporary
Turkish culture. Students in the 2013 summer program will participate in the
Turkish excavations at the ancient harbor city of Kelenderis
on the south coast of Turkey (ancient Rough Cilicia). The excavation is
directed by Prof. Levent Zoroğlu
of the Selcuk University in Konya and staffed by MA
students from that university. The remains at Kelenderis
date from the early Iron Age to the end of Antiquity and include the harbor
(with exposed Classical shipsheds), the agora (with odeion, bath, and Late Roman church), the Roman customs
house (with a spectacularly preserved mosaic of the ancient harbor), several necropoleis, and a Late Roman shipwreck on an island just
beyond the harbor. Current efforts are being arranged to prepare a deep-water
diving mission to investigate this shipwreck, laden with Late Roman transport
jars. The field school will engage in a number of archaeological procedures in
conjunction with the Kelenderis excavations. The team
will conduct pedestrian field survey on the edge of town to establish the
ancient site limits, it will participate in the on-going excavation of the Late
Roman church and process unearthed artifacts in the project ceramics depot, and
it will conduct a shallow-water snorkel survey of the shipwreck island in
preparation for the anticipated dive mission. After a brief visit to Istanbul
the team will fly to Antalya and reside in Gazipasha
for 5 days to visit a number of Mediterranean excavations. We will then
relocate to Aydincik, the modern village at the
ancient site of Kelenderis, to engage in field
operations. Allowing time in Istanbul on arrival and departure, the program is
setting July 15 to August 8, 2013 as the approximate dates. The program will
offer 6 hours credit (2 Purdue courses) for the field school.
THERE
PRELIMINARY TRAVEL PROGRAM
IMMEDIATELY
PRIOR TO THE SURVEY the team will stay for 2 nights in Istanbul Turkey. While
in Istanbul we will visit several major historical sites (the Archaeological
Museum, Haghia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Covered
Bazaar, the Byzantine Walls of the city and several Justinianic
churches). After this, the survey will relocate to the Baysal
Hotel in Gazipasha. The hotel offers efficiency
apartments with kitchens (stove & refrigerator), air conditioning, cable
TV, and an Olympic sized swimming pool. It is also situated approximately ¼
mile from the beach and directly across the river from the ancient site of Selinus (where the Emperor Trajan died in 118 AD; a
surviving monument marks his memory). While in Gazipasha
we will visit a number of Mediterranean excavations (Olympos,
Phaselis, Termessos, Perge, Syllion, Side, Aspendos). We will then relocate
to Aydincik where we will reside at a Teachers’ Hotel
and participate in the Selcuk University Excavations
at Kelenderis. The Teachers’ Hotel furnishes
restaurant and lodgings, other restaurants are available in town, and the beach
is directly across the street.
COURSE CREDITS: Participants in the Field School will obtain 6 hours
credit in the
following
two courses:
CLCS
181 Classical World Civilizations
Classics 181 (freshman survey course) introduces
students to “Classical” Civilizations on three continents (Europe, Africa, and
Asia) demonstrably interconnected by an ancient world system. The course focuses
on several essential themes of past civilizations: religion, philosophy,
surviving literature, gender relations, urbanism, technology, and political
formations. Civilizations treated
include Egypt, Meroe (Sudan), Mesopotamia, Israel, Anatolia, Iran, Greece,
Rome, India, and China. The course relies heavily on classical texts and
archaeological remains to identify the “Classical World View” of each
civilization in its pre-modern, pre-industrial, pre-colonial, pre-European
context. “Classics 181” is fully on line (http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~rauhn); NO
BOOK PURCHASES ARE REQUIRED.
CLCS 280 Topics in Classical Civilization, Developments in Anatolian Archaeology
Overview of Archaeological Research in Ancient Turkey
from Neolithic Era to Late Roman Era (8000 BC - 600 AD) (3 hours credit). Textbook, Akurgal’s Ancient Civilizations and Ruins of Turkey
will be prepared in pdf format for the course.
ESTIMATED
The
estimated cost will be $4500. This includes round/trip airfare and land travel
to
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
The only requirement before DECEMBER is the completion of a Turkish Research Application,
a form that must be completed, signed and accompanied by 6 digital photos of
each student participant. Your application must be added to the project dossier
that the director will submit to the Turkish Embassy in Washington DC on Dec. 1,
2012. To be included in this document you must send the application materials
directly to Professor Rauh (SC/SLC, 640 Oval Dr.,
Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN 47907) before
December 1, 2012. Without submission of a signed application, you will NOT be
included on the list of participants that is approved by the Turkish government
and therefore cannot attend the field school. There is no cost to the
application and it in no way obligates you to attend the field school. It
simply makes you eligible to attend. Later in April, 2013, you must complete on
line application forms with Purdue’s Study Abroad Office.
If you are interested in
attending the field school, please contact the project director, Nicholas Rauh (rauhn@purdue.edu),
and he will inform you of the steps to the process. The first step is the
research application; a downloadable version of the application is posted at
this website.
Related Websites – See On Line Presentations of our past survey
work in Rough Cilicia and recognition obtained from Purdue and National Study
Abroad publications.
Rough Cilicia Survey Project Website; Bickici Highland Research; International
Educator Magazine; Think
Magazine