Fouilles de l'agora de Smyrne : rapport sur la campagne de 2005

Smyrna (modern Izmir) is a Greek city located on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. It was allegedly founded by Aiolians in the eleventh century bce , but Ionians occupied the city in the seventh century bce and the Lydians destroyed it in the sixth century bce . Legend says that the city was refounded by Alexander the Great and, during the Roman period, Smyrna became a great metropolis, frequently visited by Roman governors and emperors, as well as by sophists and scientists of international prestige. In the midst of this multicultural atmosphere, Christianity gained ground as early as the first century ce .

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Reconstruction of Archaeological Sites: Principles Practice and Evaluation

Çetin

İpekoğlu

Laroche³

2012

International Journal of Architectural Heritage

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The reconstruction works at archaeological sites need to be approached with caution to prevent disturbing any surviving evidence. This study aims to develop criteria for the evaluation of reconstructions at archaeological sites. The criteria have been developed through review of current international and national conservation charters to help improve reconstruction proposals. These criteria are determined considering the remain scale and the site scale. Accuracy of the reconstruction, avoidance of physical damage, compatibility of materials, distinguishability of the interventions, availability of the interventions for future applications, and reversibility are the criteria concerning the remain scale; limits of the intervention, retainability of the original characteristics of the site, and perception of the reconstruction are the criteria concerning the site scale. These criteria are applied to the reconstruction works realized at the West Stoa of Agora,İzmir, Turkey during 1930s, which had to be dismissed and reimplemented in 2000s. The recent reconstruction was applied with compatible materials; the interventions did not damage the original materials and they are distinguishable. This study of the reconstruction presents the latest architectural information, provides a basis for future studies, and is reversible. The reconstructed structure does not falsify the original characteristics, but enables increased perception of the site.

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Fouilles de l'agora de Smyrne : rapport sur la campagne de 2005

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