Overview

In this book, rock-cut and underground structures of Koramaz Valley on the Anatolian Plateau in Turkey are described in detail. The valley; located in eastern Turkey near the town of Kayseri, has hundreds of rock-cut structures, in addition to several underground cities, and almost none of them have been studied before. Research conducted by a team from 2014 to 2020, resulted in this overview of all the rock-cut and underground structures in and around seven different settlements in the valley and aims for the physical documentation and inventory of all these structures. The book studies cliff settlements, rock-cut churches, underground cities, and funerary architecture in the valley. These shelters are estimated to have been built between the 7th and 10th centuries and even the smallest of these structures offer rich details for architectural, socio-cultural and historical studies. The rock-cut churches date to the Byzantine Empire period and during the research period, over 400 of these structures were explored, surveyed, and mapped in the region and with all these historical and natural values. Recently, the Koramaz Valley was accepted to the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list. This book is of interest to archaeologists and scholars of built heritage.

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Author:   Ali Yamaç
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2023
Weight:   0.442kg
ISBN:  

9783031293733

ISBN 10:   3031293738
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   29 March 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction      References  2 General Information   2.1 Geology of the Region 2.2 Historical Background of Rock-cut Architecture in Turkey 2.3 Previous Surveys 2.4 Kayseri Underground Structures Inventory Project 2.5 Koramaz Valley References  3 Cliff Settlements of Koramaz Valley  3.1 Ağırnas Village Cliff Settlements 3.1.1 Akbin Cliff Settlements 3.1.2 West Wall Cliff Settlements 3.1.3 North Wall Cliff Settlements 3.1.4 East Wall Cliff Settlements 3.2 Dimitre Village Cliff Settlements References  4 Rock-cut Churches of Koramaz Valley                                      4.1 Christian Architecture of Koramaz Valley 4.2 Subaşı Church with rock-cut buildings 4.3 Churches of Ağırnas 4.4 Ağırnas Underground City Church 4.5 Churches of Dimitre 4.6 Churches of Vekse 4.7 Vekse Church No 1 4.8 Vekse Church No 3 4.9 Churches of Ispıdın 4.10 Ispıdın Church No 1 4.11 Ispıdın Church No 10 4.12 Ispıdın Church No 12    References  5 Underground Cities of Koramaz Valley                          5.1 Structural Specifications 5.2 Büyük Bürüngüz Underground City 5.3 Mimar Sinan Underground City 5.4 Ağırnas Underground City 5.5 Subaşı Underground City    References   6 Funerary Architecture of Koramaz Valley                                               6.1 Columbarium 6.2 Tombs of Roman Period 6.3 Christian Graves References   7 Conclusion

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Ali Yamaç is a Turkish speleologist. He was born in 1957 and caving since 1976. In addition to his natural cave explorations, as a part of his artificial cave projects, he had explored and surveyed numerous underground cities and rock dwelled settlements around different regions of Turkey. He was the leader of the teams working for “Kayseri Underground Structures Inventory Project” and  “Gaziantep Underground Structures Inventory Project”. He had explored, surveyed and mapped hundreds of artificial underground structures within these and other projects. Among them, there are 52 rock-cut Byzantine churches and 48 underground cities.

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