SOMA 2016: Proceedings of the 20th Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology

Saint Petersburg, 12-14 May 2016

Edited by Hakan Öniz Edited by Sergey Fazlullin

Book cover: SOMA 2016: Proceedings of the 20th Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology

Extent: 134 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: Classical Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(March 2022)

ISBN: 9781803271996

7.99 x 10.87 inches

Price: $49.00

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SOMA 2016 focused on the archaeology of the Northern Black Sea; while rich in archaeological sites, the region is also subject to active industrial development. In addition to archaeological finds in various parts of the Mediterranean, papers focus on new ideas for the conservation and management of sites of historical and cultural h


The twentieth annual meeting of the Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology (SOMA) was held in Saint-Petersburg, Russia on 12-14 May 2016. As in the past, the symposium provided an important opportunity for scholars and researchers to come together and discuss their works in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. The main theme of the 2016 meeting is the archaeology of the Northern Black Sea. The Northern Black sea region is an area rich in archaeological sites, on the one hand, and subject to active industrial development, a rapidly growing population and the development of port and recreational facilities on the other, with an attendant growth of pollution and waste. Therefore, in addition to traditional issues related to archaeological finds in various parts of the Mediterranean, the papers focus on new ideas for the conservation and management of sites of historical and cultural heritage.

New Results of Excavations at Ancient Myrmekion - Alexander Butyagin The Urartian Kingdom in the Mount Agri (Ararat) Region - Aynur Ozfirat The Turban Alopekis Painter - Dmitry S. Vasko Texts, Writings and Decorative Features of the Inscriptions of the Yusuf Agha Library, Konya - Ibrahim Kunt and Murat Karademir Trade and Transportation in the Light of the Mosaic Floors of the Holy Land - Lihi Habas Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage of Cyprus: Modern Methods of Presentation - Maria Ates and Sergey Fazlullin Protection of Cultural Heritage in the United Kingdom - Nikolaev Ivan Romanovich The Underwater Park and Its Visitor Centre - Nikolaev Ivan Romanovich Relations Between the Northern Black Sea and Western Anatolia in the Archaic and Classical Periods - Sergey Solovyev Jewellery Production and the Examples Made by the Kavurmaci Family of Crimean Tartars Living in Ilgin - Sibel Karademir Archaeological investigations at Anogyra-Vlou, Cyprus - Vladimir A. Goroncharovskiy, New Results of Excavations at Ancient Myrmekion – Alexander Butyagin The Urartian Kingdom in the Mount Ağrı (Ararat) Region – Aynur Özfirat The Turban Alopekis Painter – Dmitry S. Vasko Texts, Writings and Decorative Features of the Inscriptions of the Yusuf Agha Library, Konya – İbrahim Kunt and Murat Karademir Trade and Transportation in the Light of the Mosaic Floors of the Holy Land – Lihi Habas Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage of Cyprus: Modern Methods of Presentation – Maria Ates and Sergey Fazlullin Protection of Cultural Heritage in the United Kingdom – Nikolaev Ivan Romanovich The Underwater Park and Its Visitor Centre – Nikolaev Ivan Romanovich Relations Between the Northern Black Sea and Western Anatolia in the Archaic and Classical Periods – Sergey Solovyev Jewellery Production and the Examples Made by the Kavurmacı Family of Crimean Tartars Living in Ilgin – Sibel Karademir Archaeological investigations at Anogyra-Vlou, Cyprus – Vladimir A. Goroncharovskiy

  • Edited by Hakan Öniz
  • Edited by Sergey Fazlullin

‘SOMA volumes vary considerably in length, SOMA 2016, proceedings of the meeting held in St Petersburg, is one of the shorter: eleven contributions, several with an underwater focus, running from ‘Protection of Cultural Heritage in the United Kingdom’ via the northern Black Sea (the main theme of the meeting as stated in the cover ‘blurb’) to Cyprus and beyond.’ Gocha R. Tsetskhladze and James Hargrave (2024): Ancient West and East Volume 23