The New Swedish Cyprus Expedition 2012. Excavations at Hala Sultan Tekke. Preliminary results

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 45-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Fischer ◽  
Teresa Bürge ◽  
I. Trinks ◽  
B. Stolle ◽  
K. Heiß ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
13Th Century ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The Third ◽  
12Th Century ◽  
Area 6 ◽  
New City ◽  
The City

The third season of excavation at Hala Sultan Tekke added knowledge to the project, the main objective of which is the investigation and determination of the complete occupational sequence of the pre-12th century BC levels. New walled and open spaces from Strata 1 and 2 were exposed in Area 6. Another pictorial krater with birds was excavated. The terminology for the much discussed Cypriote-produced White Painted Wheel-made ware has been revised and a new terminology is suggested, i.e. “White Painted Wheel-made Geometric Style (WPGS)” and “White Painted Wheel-made Pictorial Style (WPPS)”, of which the latter includes the Creature Krater from 2010 and the Bird Krater from this season. The hypothesis that a tsunami destroyed parts of the city in the 14th or 13th century BC is discussed. An additional radar survey of some 1.3 hectares revealed substantial structures, i.e. new city quarters, west of Area 6.

The New Swedish Cyprus Expedition 2014. Excavations at Hala Sultan Tekke. Preliminary results

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 27-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Fischer ◽  
Teresa Bürge ◽  
I. Trinks ◽  
L. Mazzotta ◽  
Learke Recht ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geophysical Methods ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Magnetic Survey ◽  
The West ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Area 6 ◽  
New City ◽  
Human Burials ◽  
The City

The initial aim of the project—the search for the oldest city of Hala Sultan Tekke—continued in 2014. Geophysical methods were used, which led to the discovery of new city quarters, and a broadening of the research objectives, to include revealing the total extent of the city. The GPR survey indicated a huge stone compound of at least 50 m × 40 m to the west of a probable street. Excavations continued in Area 6 West, where in 2013 a domestic and industrial compound was excavated as part of a hitherto unknown city quarter. The 2014 field work exposed stone-built structures and rich find contexts with locally made and imported pottery, numerous tools and several items of gold and silver jewellery. The violent destruction of the most recent layer of occupation, Stratum 1, which had been observed during previous seasons, was once again confirmed. Another georadar and magnetic survey west of the mosque of Hala Sultan Tekke indicated numerous circular anomalies. Five of these were excavated and turned out to be four wells and an offering pit. One of the wells was reused for human burials. Another well contained the skeleton of an equid, a complete bull figurine and a cylinder seal of haematite.

The New Swedish Cyprus Expedition 2010. Excavations at Dromolaxia Vizatzia/Hala Sultan Tekke. Preliminary results

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 69-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Fischer ◽  
Patrik Klingborg ◽  
Fanny Kärfve ◽  
Fredrika Kärfve ◽  
C. Hagberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ground Penetrating Radar ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Phase 2 ◽  
The North ◽  
12Th Century ◽  
Area 6 ◽  
Recent Phase ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Ground Penetrating

Determination of the complete occupational sequence of the site, including investigation of pre-12th century levels which were thoroughly studied by P. Åström since the 1970s, is the main task of the planned project. During the course of the expedition (NSCE11) in spring 2010 a ground-penetrating radar survey (GPR) was carried out at Dromolaxia Vizatzia/Hala Sultan Tekke in Area 6, leading to the discovery of a large Late Cypriote complex. The compound is bordered to the north by a substantial wall, against which nine rooms (so far) could be exposed. Two occupational phases have been verified but there are indications of a third. The suggested functions of the various structures of the most recent phase are: living, working, storage and administration spaces. The rich find contexts point to the production of textiles and metal objects, and the locally produced pottery is generally of a high quality. There are also many imports, mainly from the Mycenaean sphere of culture. The locally produced vessels from Phase 2 include the “Creature krater” which is a masterpiece of a high artistic standard. Another piece of elevated artistry is the piece of a “Warrior vase”.

The Existence of an Anomaly in the City Indices in Borsa Istanbul

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-27
Author(s):  
Hakan Altin
Keyword(s):  
Abnormal Return ◽  
Market Returns ◽  
The Third ◽  
Market Beta ◽  
Beta Coefficient ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The aim of the study is to reveal the existence of an abnormal return in the city indices in Borsa Istanbul. Three important calculations were made for the detection of an abnormal return. The first was the calculation of adjusted returns. The second was the calculation of beta coefficients for city indices. The third was the determination of the relationship of each city index to the market. According to the findings obtained, there was an abnormal return in the city indices. In other words, each of the city indices made a profit on market returns. However, these returns were almost equal to market returns. When the beta coefficients were analyzed, it was seen that the coefficients were equal to the theoretically-expressed average market beta coefficient. Thus, the city indices and the market are moving in the same direction, and the results are statistically significant.

Smyrna

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clyde E. Fant ◽  
Mitchell G. Reddish
Keyword(s):  
Asia Minor ◽  
Alexander The Great ◽  
The Third ◽  
The People ◽  
Ancient City ◽  
Major Route ◽  
New City ◽  
The City ◽  
The Temple ◽  
Of Greece

Izmir, the modern name for the city that once was known as Smyrna, is the third largest city in Turkey, with a population of around 3 million. Situated on the Aegean coast, it is Turkey’s second busiest port. Not only is Izmir an interesting place itself to visit, but the city also serves as a good base from which to visit several important sites in the area, such as the ancient cities of Ephesus, Sardis, Miletus, Didyma, and Priene. The ancient city of Smyrna, which according to some reports was the birthplace of Homer, was commercially successful due to its harbor and its location (approximately 35 miles north of Ephesus) at the end of a major route through Asia Minor. The earliest settlement at this location was in the first half of the 3rd millennium B.C.E. on a hill known as Tepekule in the Bayraklï suburb of the city. In the 10th century B.C.E., the first Greek colonists from Aeolia settled at Tepekule. They remained there until the end of the 8th century, when Ionian Greeks took over. Excavations at the site have uncovered houses from the 9th to the 7th centuries B.C.E. In the 7th century a temple to Athena was built. This temple was destroyed around 600 B.C.E. by King Alyattes of Lydia when he captured the city. The people of Smyrna rebuilt and enlarged the temple, but it was destroyed again around 545 B.C.E., this time by the Persians. An insignificant settlement in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C.E., the site was finally abandoned. According to a story related by Pausanias (Description of Greece 7.5.1–3), the city was refounded by Alexander the Great, who was instructed in a dream to establish a new city on Mt. Pagus (now the site of the Kadifekale, or “Velvet Fortress”). The new city was actually not started until the beginning of the 3rd century by the Hellenistic ruler Lysimachus. During the subsequent centuries Smyrna, situated around the harbor, grew and prospered. By the 1st century B.C.E., Strabo was able to describe Smyrna as “the most beautiful of all” cities (Geography 14.646).

scholarly journals CAN SHARED PRACTICES BUILD A NEW CITY?

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Bianchetti ◽  
Angelo Sampieri
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Spatial Organisation ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
The Third ◽  
New City ◽  
The City

Contemporary living is increasingly marked by different kinds of associationisms, collective but not necessarily longlasting actions, and either little or very determined communalities. This article will discuss forms of living that reject individualism and shy away from communities. Indistinct forms, based on living “side by side, walking in step” which Bauman (2002) described as “a desperate need for networking”; and Sennett (2008) said was “the force of wandering emotions shifting erratically from one target to another”. Characterised by values such as ecology, frugality, reciprocity and solidarity. We believe that the key issue is to understand whether these forms are capable, as they say they are, of metaphorically rebuilding the city. In other words, can they implement a different concept of urbanity and public space by adopting the role played in late capitalist cities by conflict, rationality, functionalism, and the market. To tackle the problem we must first understand how they affect three different issues: the first involves changes in the values assigned to living; the second, the new logic of spatial organisation; the third, the revision of the notion of public and its political consequences. In order to provide greater clarity, we will deal with these three issues by briefly referring to European case studies carried out by a group of town-planners and sociologists.

scholarly journals Urban development of Amarah (Iraq) during the mid XIX – early XXI centuries

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-87
Author(s):  
Mohanad Kadhem Ali AL-Jabri
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Uneven Development ◽  
Integrated Development ◽  
Municipal Policy ◽  
The Third ◽  
History Of Development ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City

Many countries currently suffer from uneven development of urban areas. There are no requirements for integrated development. Land use in the cities varies depending on physical characteristics and material value. Spatial development is closely connected to socioeconomic arrangement of the city. The study is based on the analysis of urban construction, land use, economic development, and municipal policy. The historical approach allowed following the stages of functionality and development via determination of most notable historical incidents associated with urban aspects. The goal of this article consists in tracing the history of development of the city Amarah from the perspective of urban planning. The author examines the evolution of Amarah in the context of geography, politics and economy. The conducted research reveals the significant transformations and changes that that took place in the last 30 years, namely after 1980, in early 1991 and after 2003, which considerably affected the spatial structure of the city. It is clearly evident that the city Amarah have undergone five different stages: the first and second are the phases of evolution, the third is the phase of discovery, and the fourth and fifth are the phases of major expansion.

Stability and Ride Comfort Performance of Three-Axle City Buses due to the Third Axle Position: A Comparative Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Dias ◽  
P. Americo ◽  
J. Landre ◽  
M. Campolina ◽  
V. Vieira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Ride Comfort ◽  
Front Axle ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
City Bus ◽  
The Third ◽  
Vertical Displacements ◽  
New City ◽  
The City

The efficiency of public transport is fundamental for the city traffic. Taking this as a goal and linking with the financial and structural situations of each market, new technologies regarding city buses have emerged in recent years and one of them is studied in a comparative way in the present work. A new city bus which has 15 meters length, front-engine and three-axles. The great difference of this vehicle is the positioning of the third axle near to the front axle of the vehicle instead of the traditional configuration whereupon this axle is located near the rear axle. With the aid of MATLAB/Simulink, the two mentioned vehicle models were generated with eighteen degrees of freedom and were tested in two different manoeuvrers, passing through a bump and then a sequence of turns. At the end of the work, it was possible to conclude that the new city bus presents less oscillations in terms of roll and pitch angles in addition to smaller vertical displacements for the same proposed manoeuvre, which leads to greater passenger comfort.

Southern Cyprus

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clyde E. Fant ◽  
Mitchell G. Reddish
Keyword(s):  
13Th Century ◽  
Apostle Paul ◽  
Hebrew Scriptures ◽  
The Bible ◽  
12Th Century ◽  
Ancient City ◽  
Southern Cyprus ◽  
The City ◽  
The Temple ◽  
Second Wave

In Southern Cyprus the principal site of interest is Paphos, where the Apostle Paul encountered the Roman governor of Cyprus, Sergius Paulus. But other fine sites of interest range from Paphos to Larnaca, a distance of approximately 80 miles. Since there are airports in both locations and ferries arrive at Limassol, a visit might begin at any one of these places. In any case, with an early start it is possible to make a round trip between Paphos and Larnaca in one day and see the principal sites. A much easier itinerary, however, involves seeing the sites in the Paphos area on one day and the sites in Larnaca on another day, along with those between Paphos and Larnaca. The two sites in the south referred to in the Bible are Paphos and Kition (Kittim), which is mentioned in the Hebrew scriptures. Related sites include St. Paul’s Pillar, the Catacombs of Agia Solomoni, the Tombs of the Kings, Paleopaphos, the Temple of Aphrodite, Kourion, the Temple of Apollo, and the Church of St. Lazarus, as well as several museums. The route below begins at Larnaca and proceeds toward Paphos, since that is the direction Paul and his companions traveled. At one time, Kition was one of the greatest naval powers in the Mediterranean, and its mercenaries even served in the deserts of southern Judea. Today its ruins still suggest the might of this ancient city. The site of ancient Kition, known in the Bible as Kittim, is located in the modern city of Larnaca. In the construction of Larnaca, whose name likely came from the Greek word for sarcophagus (larnax), or coffin, many sarcophagi were unearthed from ancient Kition. Larnaca was the location of a settlement of Mycenaeans as early as the 13th century B.C.E. Later abandoned, the site was rebuilt around 1200 B.C.E. by Achaean refugees following the destruction of the great Mycenaean centers of mainland Greece. A second wave of immigrants arrived about 1150 B.C.E. The original mud-brick city walls were rebuilt in the 12th century B.C.E. with cyclopean stones, huge rectangular ashlar blocks. After an earthquake in 1075 B.C.E., the city was resettled closer to the sea.

The New Swedish Cyprus Expedition 2011. Excavations at Hala Sultan Tekke. Preliminary results

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 89-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. Fischer ◽  
Teresa Bürge ◽  
L. Franz ◽  
R. Feldbacher
Keyword(s):  
Textile Production ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
12Th Century ◽  
Base Ring ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Small Finds

The main objective of the excavations of the Late Cypriote city of Hala Sultan Tekke is the investigation and determination of the complete occupational sequence of the pre-12th century levels. The groundpenetrating radar survey (GPR) led to the discovery and excavation of numerous rooms of a large Late Cypriote complex. During the second year of excavations at the site the expedition exposed a third phase of occupation (Stratum 3). A Stratum 2 compound, with extraordinarily wide walls was uncovered in the eastern part of the excavations. Intact vessels include Base-ring I and II, and White Painted VI, and Late Helladic imports. Other wares include: White Painted Pendant/Cross Line Style, Red-on-Black/Red, Bichrome Wheel-made, White Slip I and II, Monochrome, Base-ring I and II, Red Lustrous Wheel-made, White Painted/Plain-White Wheel-made, and White Shaved. Unique discoveries amongst the small finds are a haematite cylinder seal and a stone pendant figurine. The numerous tools related to textile production point to the manufacture of fabric on a larger scale.

Excavations at Tocra and Euhesperides, Cyrenaica 1968-1969

1983 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 109-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. D. B. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Sixth Century ◽  
Archaeological Remains ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
The Third ◽  
Close Study ◽  
The City

AbstractPreliminary results of survey and limited excavations at Euhesperides (Benghazi) and Tocra are discussed. At Euhesperides part of one residential insula was excavated and a mosaic discovered. Evidence is presented that the insula and the city defences are contemporary, dating from the early fourth to the third centuries BC. The earliest stratified levels beneath the floors of the insula date to the early sixth century BC. The work at Tocra comprised a full survey of all visible archaeological remains. In particular, close study and limited excavation of the Byzantine Fortress suggest that the structure survived long beyond the Arab invasions of AD 642.

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