As the restoration and excavation efforts continue at the Ancient Roman Theater and Archaeopark project in Ankara's Ulus district, archaeologists have uncovered an Ottoman bath and tannery.Haberin Devamı
Posted on 10/05/2024 5:35:09 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Under the direction of the Anatolian Civilizations Museum and the Culture and Tourism Ministry, the excavation team discovered a bathhouse from the early Ottoman period and a tannery located in front of it. The structure, featuring symmetrically arranged cold, warm and hot rooms and a cistern that supplies water to the bath, will be restored and incorporated into Ankara's cultural life as part of a project scheduled for completion by 2026.
Umut Alagöz, the deputy director of the Anatolian Civilizations Museum, stated that all sections of the Ottoman bath were uncovered this year. "This area was a significant center throughout the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods, and was home to important public structures. The liveliness of this area continued in the Seljuk and Ottoman periods. We see that leatherworking, a key industry during the Ottoman era, flourished along the banks of the Hatip Stream. Archaeological evidence shows that this bathhouse was used by leather merchants," Alagöz said.
He also highlighted the architectural similarities of the bath to Roman structures, saying, "We partially uncovered the bath in 2022, we now see its complete plan. The placement of symmetrically planned rooms, which is an essential part of bath architecture that continued from Roman to Byzantine and from Byzantine to Seljuk and Ottoman, is also seen in this bath structure. The cold, warm and hot rooms, as well as the cistern, are symmetrically placed. This significant Ottoman bath will contribute to Ankara's cultural life. We believe it was used until the 18th or 19th centuries, and along with the Roman Theater, the planned Archaeopark project will offer a major visual and cultural attraction for visitors."
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As the restoration and excavation efforts continue at the Ancient Roman Theater and Archaeopark project in Ankara's Ulus district, archaeologists have uncovered an Ottoman bath and tannery.Haberin Devamı
"What, was this a whole empire based on putting your feet up?"
A bath house and a tannery. I read that as tanning (salon).
looks like mud bricks to me, but let’s call it an ‘ottoman bath’
Will the planned Archaeopark include the delightful odors of many tanneries, the pretty blood red color of the Hatip Stream, and the mountains of rotting offal nearby?
LOL
Amazing they won any wars!!
I was gonna put a corny ottoman joke up but you can’t beat a Seinfeld quote :)
That’s why the world doesn’t rely on you for information.
ok, boomer
:^) The playbill on the Roman theater ruins were for CCC.
Did they find any ottomans?
At Pamukkale they had their epson downs.
They found some stools in the latrine.
Brethren and Cistern (B. Kliban)
lol
Funny how the Romans had the hygiene thing all figured out, yet by medieval times it had all been forgotten.
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