Dendrochronology and archival texts

Dating the Ottoman fortress of Seddülbahir on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey

Bibliographic Data

ID8352870
AuthorsÜnal Akkemık (0000-0003-2099-5589, corresponding author), Nesıbe Köse (0000-0001-5766-0526, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa), M Çatalbaş (Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Directorate of Çanakkale Wars Gelibolu Historical Area Kemalpaşa Mahallesi Kilye Mevkii No:1 Eceabat/Çanakkale Turkey), Lucienne Thys-Şenocak (0000-0001-7131-4312, Koç University), L Thys‐Şenocak (Department of Archaeology and the History of Art Koç University İstanbul Turkey)
Year2020
Volume62
Issue2
Pages427-438
Publication date2020-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/arcm.12523
OpenAlexW2991541436
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

This paper provides the results of the dendrochronological analyses of seven wood samples from the Ottoman fortress of Seddülbahir on the Gallipoli Peninsula or Turkey. It concludes that the trees were cut in the late spring of 1656. The data collected allows the first building phase of the fortress to be securely dated. By bringing together the dendrochronological results with various archival records about the fortress, a more precise building chronology for the fortress can be reconstructed. The probable initial period of construction was between 1656 and 1661

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Balkan peninsula · Chronology · Dendrochronology · Fortress (chess) · Geography · Peninsula · Period (music) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · History · Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics · Tree-ring climate responses

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