Water mills in the area of Sagalassos
A disappearing ancient technology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10960582 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristien Donners (Catholic University of America, corresponding author), Marc Waelkens (Catholic University of America), Jozef Deckers (Catholic University of America) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anatolian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-1546 • E-ISSN: 2048-0849 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3643076 |
| OpenAlex | W2319867044 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 19 |
As water mills are quickly disappearing throughout Turkey, it is becoming very difficult to collect information about this type of ancient technology. By means of an ethno-archaeological study carried out in the territory of ancient Sagalassos (Pisidia), the very limited remains of 15 water mills were recorded. Following the recent introduction of electric mills, water mills have lost their previous importance and today some of the mill houses are used as stables or shelters. Interviews with local people provided some information about the capacity of the mills and about the kind of grain that was ground in them. All the mills under discussion belong to the ‘ordinary’ horizontal-wheeled type of water mill. This type may have originated in or near Turkey during the Hellenistic period. A literary and archaeological study concerning the various types of mills showed that the type found near Sagalassos was best suited to local circumstances. Tax records confirm the presence of water mills in the area during early Ottoman times
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.27 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2019 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |