Rough Cilicia Archaeological Survey Project, 1996-2011
Recommended Citation
Rauh, Nicholas K., "Rough Cilicia Archaeological Survey Project: Report of the 2003 Season" (2018). Rough Cilicia Archaeological Survey Project, 1996-2011. Paper 10.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284316726
DOI
10.5703/1288284316726
Date of this Version
4-19-2018
Keywords
Ancient Greece, archaeological survey, pottery, Turkey, Gazipaşa, Biçkici river
Abstract
The Rough Cilicia Survey Team was investigating the role of Rough Cilicia as a production region to the ancient Roman Mediterranean economy. Our investigative methods in the 2003 season included remote sensing of satellite imagery; surface, geomorphological, and maritime survey; charcoal analysis of ceramic production residue for timber identification; and biogeochemical analysis of regional terrestrial vegetation preserved in sediments. The project team identified crucial indicators of economic production activities associated with the renewable resource of timber (particularly cedar) from Cilician mountain forests. To refine this question, the project was examining the basin of the Biçkici River (modern Gazipaşa, Turkey) as a zone of ancient industrial development. The research was funded by a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation.