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Religious Practices and Functional Continuity in the Late Antique Phaselis: Epigraphic Finds from the Central Harbor and Surroundings<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/sub><\/strong> Leyla KADERL\u0130<\/strong><\/a>
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LIBRI <\/em>XII (2026) 165-188
\n<\/strong>Received:<\/strong> 01.10.2026 | Accepted<\/strong>:<\/strong> 22.10.2026
\nDOI: <\/strong>10.5281\/zenodo.23672812<\/a>
\nOnline Publication Date:<\/strong> 27.10.2026<\/p>\n

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Abstract:<\/strong> This article adopts a holistic approach to evaluating the new finds unearthed during the 2023\u20132024 excavation seasons at the Central Harbor Structures of Phaselis, together with epigraphic documents from the 2015 surveys and earlier research. The study focuses primarily on three inscribed metal finds of the Late An\u00adtique and Byzantine periods (two protective rings and a bronze reliquary cross), unearthed in the Central Har\u00adbor Structures and in a shop outside the harbor area. In addition, three inscribed stone fragments recovered from various parts of the city and from earlier excavations and surveys are analyzed with respect to their epigraphic content, as they provide comparative data on the religious practices and urban onomastics of the period. The recovery of the inscribed amuletic metal finds from contexts such as shops, workshops and store\u00adrooms documents that, in Late Antique Phaselis, religious and apotropaic practices extended beyond institu\u00adtional architecture and formed an integral part of commercial and everyday life. Traces of uninterrupted use of the Central Harbor from the 4th century BCE to the mid-7th century CE, together with subsequent archi\u00adtectural adaptations, demonstrate that the area retained its functional flexibility even during periods of urban contraction. The Middle Byzantine reliquary cross from the shop sector further confirms that habitation in the area continued into later periods. In conclusion, the study sheds light not only on the commercial func\u00adtions of the Central Harbor Structures of Phaselis but also on their multilayered character, in which socio-religious practices were intertwined, and on their functional continuity over time.<\/p>\n

Keywords:<\/strong> Phaselis, Central Harbor Structures, Epigraphy, Byzantine Period, Ring, Reliquary Cross<\/p>\n

\u00d6z:<\/strong> Bu \u00e7al\u0131\u015fma, Phaselis Merkezi Liman Yap\u0131lar\u0131\u2019nda y\u00fcr\u00fct\u00fclen 2023\u20132024 kaz\u0131 sezonlar\u0131nda ele ge\u00e7en yeni buluntular\u0131, 2015 y\u0131l\u0131 y\u00fczey ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar\u0131 ve \u00f6nceki \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalardan elde edilen epigrafik belgelerle birlikte b\u00fc\u00adt\u00fcnc\u00fcl bir yakla\u015f\u0131mla de\u011ferlendirmektedir. \u00c7al\u0131\u015fmada esas olarak, Merkezi Liman Yap\u0131lar\u0131\u2019nda ve liman alan\u0131 d\u0131\u015f\u0131ndaki bir d\u00fckk\u00e2nda g\u00fcn \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131na \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131lan, Ge\u00e7 Antik ve Bizans d\u00f6nemlerine ait \u00fc\u00e7 yaz\u0131tl\u0131 metal buluntu (iki koruyucu y\u00fcz\u00fck ve bir bronz r\u00f6liker ha\u00e7) ele al\u0131nmaktad\u0131r. Bunlara ek olarak, kentin farkl\u0131 alanlar\u0131ndan ve \u00f6nceki kaz\u0131 ve ara\u015ft\u0131rmalardan elde edilen \u00fc\u00e7 yaz\u0131tl\u0131 ta\u015f fragman\u0131, d\u00f6nemin dinsel pratiklerine ve kentsel ono\u00admasti\u011fine ili\u015fkin kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131rmal\u0131 veri sundu\u011fu i\u00e7in epigrafik i\u00e7erikleri a\u00e7\u0131s\u0131ndan incelenmektedir. Amulet nite\u00adli\u011findeki yaz\u0131tl\u0131 metal buluntular\u0131n d\u00fckk\u00e2n, i\u015flik ve depo gibi alanlarda ele ge\u00e7mesi, Ge\u00e7 Antik \u00c7a\u011f Phase\u00adlis\u2019inde dinsel ve apotropaik pratiklerin kurumsal mimarinin \u00f6tesine ge\u00e7erek ticari ve g\u00fcndelik ya\u015fam\u0131n ayr\u0131l\u00admaz bir par\u00e7as\u0131 oldu\u011funu belgelemektedir. Merkezi Liman\u2019daki M\u00d6 4. y\u00fczy\u0131ldan MS 7. y\u00fczy\u0131l ortalar\u0131na uzanan kesintisiz kullan\u0131m izleri ve sonraki mimari uyarlamalar, alan\u0131n kentsel daralma d\u00f6nemlerinde dahi i\u015flevsel esnekli\u011fini korudu\u011funu g\u00f6stermektedir. D\u00fckk\u00e2nlar b\u00f6lgesinde ele ge\u00e7en Orta Bizans D\u00f6nemi\u2019ne ait r\u00f6liker ha\u00e7 ise alandaki yerle\u015fimin sonraki d\u00f6nemlerde de s\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcn\u00fc do\u011frulamaktad\u0131r. Sonu\u00e7 olarak \u00e7al\u0131\u015fma, Phaselis Merkezi Liman Yap\u0131lar\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ticari i\u015flevlerinin yan\u0131 s\u0131ra, sosyo-din\u00ee pratiklerin i\u00e7 i\u00e7e ge\u00e7ti\u011fi \u00e7ok katmanl\u0131 yap\u0131\u00ads\u0131na ve tarihsel s\u00fcre\u00e7 i\u00e7indeki i\u015flevsel s\u00fcreklili\u011fine \u0131\u015f\u0131k tutmaktad\u0131r.<\/p>\n

Anahtar s\u00f6zc\u00fckler:<\/strong> Phaselis, Merkezi Liman Yap\u0131lar\u0131, Epigrafi, Bizans D\u00f6nemi, Y\u00fcz\u00fck, R\u00f6liker Ha\u00e7<\/p>\n

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