A Note on Architectural Sculpture in Central Lycia

One of the many critical periods of Anatolian archaeology is that of Late Antiquity, when the long-established nexus of Graeco-Roman cities in the Eastern Mediterranean basin gave way to an order which looked increasingly to Constantinople. The refoundation of Byzantium on an imperial scale had occurred in the fourth century, but some two hundred years were to pass before the city was to achieve a metropolitan status which was unequivocal. The factors which determined its character and success have been, and still are, much disputed; but there can be no doubt that amongst them the part played by Anatolia in this formative stage of the Byzantine world was considerable. And yet this period in Anatolia—the transition from the Classical to the Medieval—has attracted comparatively little attention amongst archaeologists, and basic work (survey, excavation and analysis) remains undone. A start has been made, but this must be followed up in earnest if the surface evidence, so vulnerable to modern agricultural and economic development, is to be recovered

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Byzantine architecture · Excavation · Geography · Late Antiquity · Nexus (standard · Period (music · Sculpture · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Byzantine Studies and History · Engineering · History

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  Open Access•G R H Wright•Anatolian Studies•1997

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