Hellenistic cremation burial found in Istanbul train station(thehistoryblog.com)
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Hellenistic cremation burial found in Istanbul train station
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The shape of Rome is a beautiful article on what you are describing with regards to, well, Rome: https://www.exurbe.com/the-shape-of-rome/
Rome is where my mind went too, reading gp's description. But yeah, I guess Istanbul might indeed be even more dense and layered than Rome. Too bad it's not getting as much attention by (western?) scholars; would be great to read something like that on Istanbul as well!
Denser? Probably - if anything because Rome's population was more spread out to start with and numbers fell fairly dramatically at various points.
More layered? I doubt it. Byzantium was much more stable for centuries, Rome was officially and unofficially conquered several times and mutated fashions very often. Obviously the differences might look more striking in Istanbul because of the Ottoman conquest.
More layered? I doubt it. Byzantium was much more stable for centuries, Rome was officially and unofficially conquered several times and mutated fashions very often. Obviously the differences might look more striking in Istanbul because of the Ottoman conquest.
A lot of infrastructure (or rather anything that involves digging) projects in Istanbul result in archaelogical discoveries.
If the amount discovered is immense, some of it will make it to light of day, and a considerable amount will simply be destroyed, as the construction will continue despite the find. To my limited knowledge, once an artifact is found, it’s illegal to continue construction.
When the discoveries are small, the news of it will be suppressed and construction will continue normally. Some artifacts usually end up in the possession of the site manager or the owner of the contracted conglomerate.
There used to be independent journalism uncovering such events, this is no longer the case.
If the amount discovered is immense, some of it will make it to light of day, and a considerable amount will simply be destroyed, as the construction will continue despite the find. To my limited knowledge, once an artifact is found, it’s illegal to continue construction.
When the discoveries are small, the news of it will be suppressed and construction will continue normally. Some artifacts usually end up in the possession of the site manager or the owner of the contracted conglomerate.
There used to be independent journalism uncovering such events, this is no longer the case.
I'm personally hoping during the subway tunnel dig they uncover a Byzantine era svbway station already built. Sure it would completely upend our understanding of history and technology of the era, but it would also be quite the useful serendipity.
I guess maybe Rome comes close but even then it doesn't have the sheer variety of Istanbul