Following the Euphrates in Antiquity: North-South Routes around Zeugma

Following the Euphrates in Antiquity: North-South Routes around ZeugmaAnatolian StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/AXN3CYJS/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.AnthonyComfortRifatErgeçFollowing the Euphrates in Antiquity: North-South Routes around Zeugmahttp://syriaca.org/cbss/AXN3CYJShttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/AXN3CYJShttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/AXN3CYJSAnatolian Studies51200119-50This second article on ancient roads around Zeugma deals mainly with navigation along the river itself and north-south routes on both banks of the Euphrates. Like its predecessor (Comfort et al 2000), this one is based on extensive survey work in the years 1996 to 1999 during the excavations carried out at Zeugma by a Franco-Turkish mission. It discusses sites located in the region surrounding the ancient city on both east and west banks of the river Euphrates and seeks to identify the principal roads of the region used in antiquity. Maps to complement those prepared for the preceding article are included. In Comfort et al 2000, ancient crossing points of the river Euphrates in southern Turkey were discussed in the light of survey work conducted with the help of satellite photos in and around the reservoir created by the Birecik dam. This dam was completed in summer 2000. The lake created behind the Birecik dam stretches north about 100km as far as the Atatürk dam, for the most part constrained in a narrow gorge; a second lake now also reaches for about 20km south from Birecik to the Carchemish dam, itself approximately 6km north of the Syrian border. The survey was conducted over six visits between 1996 and 1999. Given the shortage of resources and the vast area covered (about 2,500km) it can only be considered a preliminary investigation and was indeed originally undertaken with a view only to proving the usefulness of satellite photographs as an aid to archaeological survey work. Comfort, Anthony, and Rifat Ergeç. “Following the Euphrates in Antiquity: North-South Routes around Zeugma.” Anatolian Studies 51 (2001): 19–50. Anthony Comfort and Rifat Ergeç, Following the Euphrates in Antiquity: North-South Routes around Zeugma, Anatolian Studies 51 (2001): 19–50.EuphratesIV-VII CEMesopotamiaZeugmaarchaeologyriversroads