Dept. of Art & Architecture: Theodosian Harbor Excavations and 37 Byzantine Shipwrecks at Yenikapi in Istanbul, Turkey

Date: 

Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

Yenching Auditorium, 2 Divinity Ave.

A Lecture by Professor Ufuk Kocabas, Istanbul University

Salvage excavations at Yenikapi in Istanbul, Turkey, have unearthed in the Theodosian Harbor the largest collection of medieval ships ever uncovered at an excavation site - 37 ships from the 5th to 11th century CE.

See more in the attached pdf.

Reception in Yenching Library Common Room following the lecture.

yenikapi_lecture_april_7.pdf1.48 MB