Archaeology and Urban Settlement in Late Roman and Byzantine Anatolia : Euchaïta-Avkat-Beyözü and Its Environment

The site of medieval Euchaïta, on the northern edge of the central Anatolian plateau, was the centre of the cult of St Theodore Tiro ('the Recruit'). Unlike most excavated or surveyed urban centres of the Byzantine period, Euchaïta was never a major metropolis, cultural centre or extensive urban site, although it had a military function from the seventh to ninth centuries. Its significance lies precisely in the fact that as a small provincial town, something of a backwater, it was probably more typical of the 'average' provincial Anatolian urban settlement, yet almost nothing is known about such sites. This volume represents the results of a collaborative project that integrates archaeological survey work with other disciplines in a unified approach to the region both to enhance understanding of the history of Byzantine provincial society and to illustrate the application of innovative approaches to field survey. "The site of medieval Euchaïta, on the northern edge of the central Anatolian plateau, was the centre of the cult of St Theodore Tiro ('the Recruit'). Unlike most excavated or surveyed urban centres of the Byzantine period, Euchaïta was never a major metropolis, cultural centre or extensive urban site, although it had a military function from the seventh-ninth century. Its significance lies precisely in the fact that as a small provincial town, something of a backwater, it was probably more typical of the 'average' provincial Anatolian urban settlement, yet almost nothing is known about such sites. This volume represents the results of a collaborative project that integrates archaeological survey works with other disciplines in a unified approach to the region both to enhance understanding of the history of Byzantine provincial society and to illustrate the application of innovative approaches to field survey"--Page [4] of cover Буфер обмена-6 -1 Буфер обмена-7 -1 Буфер обмена-8 -1 Буфер обмена-9 7 Буфер обмена-10 8 Буфер обмена-11 9 Буфер обмена-12 10 Буфер обмена-13 11 Буфер обмена-14 12 Archaeology and Urban Settlement in Late Roman and Byzantine Anatolia. Euchaïta-Avkat-Beyözü and its Environment.pdf -1 10.1017@9781108557757.001 13 10.1017@9781108557757.002 17 10.1017@9781108557757.003 24 10.1017@9781108557757.004 41 10.1017@9781108557757.005 65 10.1017@9781108557757.006 86 10.1017@9781108557757.007 113 10.1017@9781108557757.008 150 10.1017@9781108557757.009 201 10.1017@9781108557757.010 226 10.1017@9781108557757.011 271 10.1017@9781108557757.012 273 10.1017@9781108557757.013 285 10.1017@9781108557757.014 290 10.1017@9781108557757.015 299 10.1017@9781108557757.016 335 10.1017@9781108557757.017 385 Analyses the evolution of a provincial Byzantine urban settlement based on the results of an interdisciplinary collaborative project