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Maritime Archaeology Periodical

PRESENTATION

he sixth year of our semi-annual periodical is
dedicated to articles on “Maritime Geoarchae-
Tology”. Both issues focus on the submerged an-
cient coastal and harbor settlements and the impacts of
sea level changes, quite important topics in archaeolo-
gy. Here we have studies on maritime geoarchaeology
published for the first time in a Turkish journal. I want
to express my sincere thanks to Prof. Miklós Kázmér,
who has been studying maritime geoarchaeology for
years and has contributed to our present issue; Prof. İl-
han Kayan, who is a very significant name in the world
of science; and Asst. Prof. Nilhan Kızıldağ and Assoc.
Prof. Harun Özdaş for their contribution.
This issue also covers scientific excavations and sur-
veys conducted in Turkish coastal waters. The most
outstanding ones include an Ottoman shipwreck dis-
covered in Alanya and an Archaic shipwreck excavated
in Marmaris. In this new issue, you can also find infor-
mation about educational projects that will contribute to
archaeological research. I believe that the “Digital Doc-
umentation and Modelling of Archaeological Ships”
will arouse interest.
The year 2018 brought us good news: the world’s
earliest shipwreck was discovered in Turkish territori-
al waters. In 2019, excavations were initiated for this
unique shipwreck with the support of our Foundation.
The rewarding task of bringing together Akdeniz Uni-
versity and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) of the Turkish Foundation for Underwater Archaeology
of Texas A&M University through our Foundation was (TINA) and the most important supporter of underwater
the first spark on the path to introducing this important research carried out in Turkey. The symposium that will
shipwreck to the scientific world. I sincerely believe be held between June 11-12, 2020 in İstanbul under the
that the research that began with this spark will produce auspices of Ms. Caroline Koç will bring together the
very important results in the near future. most distinguished figures in the nautical archaeology
Between October 16-19, 2019 in College Station, from all over the world. I believe that the symposium
myself, alongside valuable members of our Foundation will be an event that will immortalize the memorable
Kenan Yılmaz and Jeff Hakko, participated in the INA efforts of our friend Mustafa Vehbi Koç. I kindly invite
annual meeting as three permanent members. It was a all academics and researchers who work in this field in
great pleasure for us to see our dear friend George F. Turkey and across the world to the symposium.
Bass in this meeting. An overall evaluation of the year Lastly, the TINA Foundation will be the main sponsor
2019 was made during this annual meeting, and we of the Third International Symposium of Turgut Reis
agreed to have the next meeting in Zagreb. and Turkish Maritime History that will be organized
And for our dear friend Mustafa Vehbi Koç… between October 1-2, 2020 with the Municipality of
Our preparations have been completed for the Inter- Bodrum. I would also like to make the first formal an-
national Mustafa Vehbi Koç Underwater Archaeology nouncement of this important symposium. And, I would
Symposium, for which the good news was given in our like to extend my thanks to Muzaffer Metin Ataç, Full
previous issue when we announced the symposium will Admiral (Rtd.), a Board member and Honorary member
be held in June 2020. You can find all of the details re- of the TINA Foundation, who contributed much to re-
lated to this symposium in this issue. I once again re- alization of both this symposium and the International
member, with respect and longing, the late Mustafa V. Mustafa Vehbi Koç Underwater Archaeology Sympo-
Koç, a close friend of mine who was a founding member sium.

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