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The Yenikapı 12 Shipwreck, a 9th‐Century Merchantman from the Theodosian Harbour in Istanbul, Turkey: construction and reconstruction

Pages 357-390 | Received 31 Jul 2018, Accepted 31 Jul 2018, Published online: 15 Apr 2021
 

Abstract

Shipwreck Yenikapı 12 was discovered in Yenikapı, Istanbul, Turkey in 2007 during rescue excavations carried out by Istanbul Archaeological Museums. The majority of the bottom of the shipwreck, found within the sediment‐filled Theodosian Harbour, is intact and part of the cargo was found in situ. According to the results of reconstruction studies, YK12 was a small merchantman working coastal waters, approximately 9.24m in length and 2.64m in breadth. The shipwreck is dated to the 9th century AD and was built with a mixed construction using the shell‐based method for the lower hull.

Abstracto

El pecio de Yenikapı 12, un mercante del siglo noveno en el Puerto de Teodosio en Estambul, Turquía: construcción y reconstrucción

El pecio de Yenikapı 12 fue descubierto en Yenikapı, Estambul, Turquía en el ano 2007 durante las excavaciones de rescate llevadas a cabo por Museos Arqueológicos de Estambul. La mayoría del sollado del pecio, situado dentro del Puerto de Teodosio que está lleno de sedimento, está intacto y parte de la carga fue hallada in situ. Acorde con los resultados de los estudios de reconstrucción, YK12 era un pequeño mercante de cabotaje y tenía aproximadamente 9.24m de eslora y 2.64m de manga. El pecio fue fechado como del siglo XI A.D. y su construcción es mixta empleando el método de construcción basada en el forro para la porción inferior del casco.

Özet

Yenikapı 12 batığı, Türkiye'de, İstanbul Yenikapı’da, İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri tarafından gerçekleştirilen kurtarma kazıları sırasında 2007 yılında keşfedilmiştir. Theodosius Limanı dolgusu içinde, bulunan batığın, alt gövdesinin büyük bir kısmı bütündür ve içindeki yükün bir bölümü in situ olarak bulunmuştur. Rekonstrüksiyon çalışmalarına göre, YK12, 9,24 m uzunluğunda ve 2,64 m genişliğinde, kıyı denizciliği yapan küçük bir ticaret teknesidir. MS 9. yüzyıla tarihlendirilen batık, karma yapım yönteminin, inşaya önce kaplamaların kurulmasıyla başlandığı bir evresini temsil etmektedir.

摘要

土耳其伊斯坦布尔狄奥多西港遗址出土的9世纪商船耶尼卡皮12号:建造与复原

2007年, 伊斯坦布尔考古博物馆在土耳其耶尼卡皮进行抢救性发掘时发现了耶尼卡皮12号 (Yenikapı12) 沉船。沉船底部绝大部分包裹在狄奥多西港内的沉积物中, 因而保存完好, 部分船货发现时仍处于原位。根据复原研究的结果, YK12是一艘在沿岸水域工作的小型商船, 长约9.24米, 宽约2.64米。该沉船的历史可追溯到公元9世纪, 船-采用混合建造法, 壳体下部-船壳法建造。

关键词:耶尼卡皮沉船, 狄奥多西港, 混合建造法, 船舶复原, 平接销-船板

土耳其伊斯坦布爾狄奧多西港遺址出土的9世紀商船耶尼卡皮12號:建造-複原

2007年, 伊斯坦布爾考古博物館在土耳其耶尼卡皮進行搶救性發掘時發現了耶尼卡皮12號 (Yenikapı12) 沉船。沉船底部絕大部分包裹在狄奧多西港內的沉積物中, 因而保存完好, 部分船貨發現時仍-于原位。根據複原研究的結果, YK12是一艘在沿岸水域工作的小型商船, 長約9.24米, 寬約2.64米。該沉船的曆史可追溯到公元9世紀, 船-采用混合建造法, 殼體下部-船殼法建造。

關-詞:耶尼卡皮沉船, 狄奧多西港, 混合建造法, 船-複原, 平接銷-船板

ملخص

Acknowledgements

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the Istanbul Archaeological Museums, to Zeynep Kızıltan and Rahmi Asal; to the Istanbul University Yenikapı Shipwrecks Project team, particularly to the project chairman, Professor Ufuk Kocabaş; to Professor Abdi Kükner, Professor Ünal Akkemik, Dr Evren Türkmenoğlu, Taner Güler, Dr Namık Kılıç, Dr Gökçe Kılıç Can Ciner, Hakan Kahraman, Ayşegül Çetiner‐Dinçer, Erkan Baloğlu, Çağlar Çakır, Gökçe Turan Teker, Ebru Ertuğrul‐Kocaçınar, Gökçe Eğin, İlker Kızılçay, Deniz Öztekin‐Eke and Mehmet Sağır, Hilal Güler, Çisil Şanlıgençler, Serhat Keskin; to RMK Marine Shipyard team Özgür Numan, Orhan Can, M. Oğuz Avcı, Tayfun Bilgili, Mercan Tara Şişman; to Dr Orkun Köyağasıoğlu; to lecturer Taner Karakoç, Dr Bilge Özsait‐Selçuk, Seçil Kocabaş. The Yenikapı Shipwrecks Project was supported by the Istanbul University Scientific Research Projects Unit (Project no: 2294, 3907, 7381, 12765).

Notes

1. Istanbul University team 27 shipwrecks, INA team 8 shipwrecks and IAM team 2 shipwrecks.

2. OxA‐13836 1246 ± 25 BP (cal AD 681–870 at 95.4% probability), OxA‐23837 1233 ± 24 BP (cal AD 690–751), OxA‐23838 1258 ± 25 BP (cal AD 672–818).

3. The framing pattern of YK 15 andYK 30 could not be determined because their frames were lost.

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Istanbul University

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