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Maritime Archaeology Periodical

SOunDInG 10 tion of the trench limits under the water while the trench
Sounding #10 was opened to determine a potential ga- borders were made visible with a green string (Fig. 3).
teway from the narthex into the central nave (Fig. 2). The first finds uncovered following the surface clea-
The best possible location lies between the atrium and ning in the sounding were, again, tile framed graves (Fig.
the nave walls to the south of the narthex. The sounding 4). The excavations yielded 5 tile framed graves in this
is 2 m wide and 3 m long, where large rubble stones sounding, where two were found intact, and the other
located to the north of the narthex played an important two were dispersed, and half of another tomb was outsi-
role in delimiting the area. When determining limits, a de the trench limits. The two dispersed graves, KM-9 and
1-meter-margin was left untouched from the nave and KM-10, were cleaned up and the skeletons were remo-
from the atrium in order to avoid any damage to the main ved (Fig. 5). The two intact graves were left untouched
walls of the structure. Steel stakes strapped with yellow to be displayed in situ in the future, and the excavations
bands were driven on four corners for a better visualiza- in this area were terminated.

Fig. 6: Zemine ait çıkıntı. Fig. 7: Kandile ait kalıp parçası.
Fig. 6: Projection pertaining to the floor. Fig. 7: Mould fragment of an oil-lamp.

Fig. 8: Geç Roma Dönemi kandil. Fig. 9: Ucu kancalı altın obje.
Fig. 8: Oil-lamp from the Late Roman Period. Fig. 9: Golden object with a hook on one end.

Fig. 10: III. Gordianus
sikkesi.
Fig. 10: A coin from
Gordianus III period.
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