Rare opportunity to hear firsthand about excavation of ancient port of Constantinople
Gold coins, jewels, 8,500-year-old skeletons, human skulls, animal bones, and clay amphorae for wine and oil are among the artifacts uncovered at the Yenikapi site.
By Guest Column —— Bio and Archives--February 21, 2012
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The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh presents a rare opportunity to hear firsthand about the 2004 discovery and subsequent excavation of the ancient Harbor of Theodosius, the principal port of Byzantium or Constantinople, in present-day Istanbul, Turkey. Dr. Ufuk Kocabas, Director of Istanbul University’s Department of Marine Archeology and the Yenikapi Shipwrecks Project, will present a lecture and question-and-answer session about the archaeological findings of the ancient harbor beneath the modern Yenikapi neighborhood of Istanbul on Thursday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the museum. A reception begins at 6:30 p.m.Admission is free.
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