The Kızılburun Shipwreck and the Temple of Apollo at Claros
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4736153 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah N Carlson (0000-0003-3159-748X), William Aylward |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 145-159 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3764/aja.114.1.145 |
| OpenAlex | W2334886097 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 13 |
At some point in the Late Hellenistic period, an ancient marble carrier sank off the western coast of Asia Minor near the promontory now called Kızılburun. The ship had set out from Proconnesos Island laden with a freshly quarried cargo of architectural parts intended for the Temple of Apollo at Claros, but the vessel sank before reaching its destination. The remains of the shipwrecked cargo, discovered in 1993 and under excavation since 2005, include a Doric capital and eight column drums with an estimated total weight of at least 50 tons. Isotopic and metrological data indicate Proconnesos as the source of the marble and Claros as the destination of the unfinished column found in the Kızılburun shipwreck. The discovery provides a unique snapshot of quarrying processes, long-distance transport by sea, and monumental construction in marble in Late Hellenistic Asia Minor
Ancient history · Apollo · Archaeology · Geography · Promontory · Temple · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Geology · History · Law, logistics, and international trade · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Paleontology
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The challenge of a successful discrimination of ancient marbles (part IV)
The Underwater Recovery of Monumental Marble Column Drums from an Ancient Shipwreck at Kızılburun, Turkey
A Roman Sprit-Rigged Vessel Depiction from Marmara Island (Proconnesos), Turkey
Roman and late-antique shipwrecks with stone cargoes
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The Sixth-Century CE Shipwreck at Marzamemi
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A cargo of marble shipwrecked at Punta Scifo near Crotone (Italy)
P.Giss. 69
Rome's marble yards
New data of 87Sr/86Sr ratio in classical marble
The unit measurement of marble in Diocletian's Prices Edict
Roman Rule in Asia Minor
The Properties and Identification of Marble From Proconnesos (Marmara Island, Turkey)
Carbon and Oxygen Isotopic Ratios
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,81 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2023 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |