Geoarchaeology of Phasis (Georgia)

Geoarchaeology of Phasis (Georgia)

The City of Phasis is located on the East coast of the Black Sea (Georgia). The location of the biggest and most successful of the colonies established by Ionian Greeks is still not known, a subject that has attracted interest from scholars for almost two hundred years. Based on written sources, geo...

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第一著者: Licheli, Vakhtang
フォーマット: Article ou chapitre numérique
言語:Anglais
出版事項: Méditerranée 2017
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geomorphology
archaeology
geology
Greek colonization
Phasis
earthquake
géomorphologie
archéologie
géologie
colonisation grecque
séisme
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:mediterranee_8317 https://doi.org/10.4000/mediterranee.8317 urn:doi:10.4000/mediterranee.8317 en https://journals.openedition.org/mediterranee/8317 2017-12-13T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/i7l3 All rights reserved Geoarchaeology of Phasis (Georgia) Méditerranée Presses Universitaires de Provence info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1760-8538 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0025-8296 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/mediterranee Licheli, Vakhtang geomorphology archaeology geology Greek colonization Phasis earthquake géomorphologie archéologie géologie colonisation grecque Phasis séisme Black Sea Crimea Georgia The City of Phasis is located on the East coast of the Black Sea (Georgia). The location of the biggest and most successful of the colonies established by Ionian Greeks is still not known, a subject that has attracted interest from scholars for almost two hundred years. Based on written sources, geomorphological and archeological data, it is assumed that, due to tectonic and geomorphological changes, part of the ancient settlement/cultural layers dating back to the 1st mill. BC are below current sea level. These two changes mean that the present landscape is completely different to the 1st mill. BC situation. This observation is significant in resolving Phasis’s location. We report that: 1. The Greeks did not establish the city of Phasis adjacent to a lake. 2. The early city was located north of the river. 3. Early Phasis (6th-4th c. BC) is consistent with the settlement of Sagvichio or east of it. La cité de Phasis était disposée sur le littoral oriental de la mer Noire (Géorgie). Cette colonie, la plus importante et la plus prospère parmi celles fondées par les Grecs ioniens, n’a toujours pas été mise au jour en dépit de deux siècles d’efforts infructueux. En se basant sur les sources anciennes, ainsi que sur les données géomorphologiques et archéologiques, on peut présumer que l’ancien établissement se trouve désormais en partie sous l’actuel niveau marin suite aux nombreux changements tectoniques et géomorphologiques qui sont survenus. Ces deux derniers phénomènes ont influencé l’actuel réseau hydrographique qui a été totalement modifié et ne correspond plus à celui du premier millénaire avant J.-C. Cette observation permet de résoudre de façon significative le problème de la localisation de Phasis. On peut dès lors supposer que : 1. les Grecs n’ont pas établi Phasis à proximité d’un lac et que ce dernier n’est pas déterminant pour la localisation de la cité initiale ; 2. celle-ci était située au nord du fleuve ; 3. la première Phasis (6e-4e s. av. J.-C.) doit être identifiée avec l’établissement de Sagvichio ou de ses alentours.
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topic geomorphology
archaeology
geology
Greek colonization
Phasis
earthquake
géomorphologie
archéologie
géologie
colonisation grecque
Phasis
séisme
spellingShingle geomorphology
archaeology
geology
Greek colonization
Phasis
earthquake
géomorphologie
archéologie
géologie
colonisation grecque
Phasis
séisme
Licheli, Vakhtang
Geoarchaeology of Phasis (Georgia)
description The City of Phasis is located on the East coast of the Black Sea (Georgia). The location of the biggest and most successful of the colonies established by Ionian Greeks is still not known, a subject that has attracted interest from scholars for almost two hundred years. Based on written sources, geomorphological and archeological data, it is assumed that, due to tectonic and geomorphological changes, part of the ancient settlement/cultural layers dating back to the 1st mill. BC are below current sea level. These two changes mean that the present landscape is completely different to the 1st mill. BC situation. This observation is significant in resolving Phasis’s location. We report that: 1. The Greeks did not establish the city of Phasis adjacent to a lake. 2. The early city was located north of the river. 3. Early Phasis (6th-4th c. BC) is consistent with the settlement of Sagvichio or east of it.
author Licheli, Vakhtang
author_facet Licheli, Vakhtang
author_sort Licheli, Vakhtang
title Geoarchaeology of Phasis (Georgia)
title_short Geoarchaeology of Phasis (Georgia)
title_full Geoarchaeology of Phasis (Georgia)
title_fullStr Geoarchaeology of Phasis (Georgia)
title_full_unstemmed Geoarchaeology of Phasis (Georgia)
title_sort geoarchaeology of phasis (georgia)
publisher Méditerranée
publishDate 2017
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