Books by Angela Commito
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Asia Minor in the Long Sixth Century: Current Research and Future Directions, ed. I. Jacobs and H... more Asia Minor in the Long Sixth Century: Current Research and Future Directions, ed. I. Jacobs and H. Elton (Oxbow)
Zwischen Bruch und Kontinuität. Architektur in Kleinasien am Übergang vom Hellenismus zur römisch... more Zwischen Bruch und Kontinuität. Architektur in Kleinasien am Übergang vom Hellenismus zur römischen Kaiserzeit [Continuity and Change. Architecture in Asia Minor during the Transitional Period from Hellenism to the Roman Empire], ed. U. Quatember and U. Lohner-Urban (Berlin: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut)
Although ancient aqueduct remains have been visible in the territory around Aphrodisias since ant... more Although ancient aqueduct remains have been visible in the territory around Aphrodisias since antiquity, they had never been systematically studied until recently. The Aphrodisias Regional Survey documented six aqueducts in the region around the ancient city from 2005 to 2008. This paper presents the aqueducts in a regional context to demonstrate how the multiple elements of an ancient water supply system functioned together to support the full range of Graeco-Roman urban and rural life. This regional approach also makes it possible to draw connections between water supply and other forms of ancient human interaction with the environment. Special attention is paid to the most impressive and well-documented aqueduct, built in the mid-second century AD, which carried water to Aphrodisias from a neighboring valley.
C. Ratté and P. D. De Staebler (eds.), Aphrodisias V. The Aphrodisias Regional Survey (Philipp von Zabern) 239-307., 2012
An abundant and reliable water supply was crucial for the growth of civic life at Aphrodisias and... more An abundant and reliable water supply was crucial for the growth of civic life at Aphrodisias and the development of the countryside surrounding it. Public waterworks such as cisterns, fountains, baths, and aqueducts were indispensable to urban development and conspicuous both inside and outside the city. Aqueducts built during the Roman period carried water over long distances to supply prominent urban monuments such as the Hadrianic Baths and South Agora pool and perhaps to facilitate the agricultural development of the valley.
Although ancient aqueduct bridges and tunnels have been visible in the Morsynos river valley and neighboring Tavas plain since antiquity, the material remains of waterworks in and around Aphrodisias have never been systematically documented or comprehensively studied. The Aphrodisias Regional Survey has produced an up-to-date and detailed account of the city’s extraurban aqueducts, engineering works that enabled the enhancement of the city’s public infrastructure as well as the development of the countryside.
We have identified and documented six separate aqueducts, named after local toponyms: Seki, Işıklar, Derince Dere, Kavaklı Dere, Ören Deresi, and Timeles. Three of these, the Seki, Işıklar, and Timeles aqueducts, supplied Aphrodisias in the Roman period. The Derince Dere aqueduct may have supplied two small baths in Aphrodisias during the Ottoman period. The Kavaklı Dere and Ören Deresi aqueducts, remains of which are located at elevations lower than the city, may have supplied a village, farmstead, or villa, or provided water for irrigation during the Roman or Byzantine period.
The most impressive aqueduct was the Timeles, which carried water to Aphrodisias from the neighboring valley of the Yenidere Çayı. It was a major piece of Roman engineering, more than 20 km long, running in tunnels up to 50 m deep, and crossing at least a dozen bridges, which ranged in height from 5 m to nearly 30 m. This is surely the aqueduct commemorated by coins and inscriptions of the mid-second century A.D. that document the “introduction” of the river Timeles into Aphrodisias. The identification of the Timeles with the Yenidere Çayı presumably indicates that at least a portion of this river lay within or on the edge of the territory of Aphrodisias.
This chapter provides the first detailed account of the extraurban aqueducts that supplied Aphrodisias in antiquity. It also represents the first attempt to document all the major waterworks in the region, including aqueducts with destinations other than Aphrodisias and the Ottoman cisterns located throughout the valley.
Field Reports by Angela Commito
35.Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı, 2018
34.Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı, 2017
by Olivier Henry, Christophe Bost, Ömür Dünya Çakmaklı, Felix Cederling, Angela Commito, Mélissa Cormier-Huguet, Arnaud Coutelas, Alexandra Dolea, Duygu Ergenç, Axel Frejman, Fabien Lesguer, Daniel Löwenborg, Frédérique Marchand-Beaulieu, and Anna M Sitz
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Although ancient aqueduct bridges and tunnels have been visible in the Morsynos river valley and neighboring Tavas plain since antiquity, the material remains of waterworks in and around Aphrodisias have never been systematically documented or comprehensively studied. The Aphrodisias Regional Survey has produced an up-to-date and detailed account of the city’s extraurban aqueducts, engineering works that enabled the enhancement of the city’s public infrastructure as well as the development of the countryside.
We have identified and documented six separate aqueducts, named after local toponyms: Seki, Işıklar, Derince Dere, Kavaklı Dere, Ören Deresi, and Timeles. Three of these, the Seki, Işıklar, and Timeles aqueducts, supplied Aphrodisias in the Roman period. The Derince Dere aqueduct may have supplied two small baths in Aphrodisias during the Ottoman period. The Kavaklı Dere and Ören Deresi aqueducts, remains of which are located at elevations lower than the city, may have supplied a village, farmstead, or villa, or provided water for irrigation during the Roman or Byzantine period.
The most impressive aqueduct was the Timeles, which carried water to Aphrodisias from the neighboring valley of the Yenidere Çayı. It was a major piece of Roman engineering, more than 20 km long, running in tunnels up to 50 m deep, and crossing at least a dozen bridges, which ranged in height from 5 m to nearly 30 m. This is surely the aqueduct commemorated by coins and inscriptions of the mid-second century A.D. that document the “introduction” of the river Timeles into Aphrodisias. The identification of the Timeles with the Yenidere Çayı presumably indicates that at least a portion of this river lay within or on the edge of the territory of Aphrodisias.
This chapter provides the first detailed account of the extraurban aqueducts that supplied Aphrodisias in antiquity. It also represents the first attempt to document all the major waterworks in the region, including aqueducts with destinations other than Aphrodisias and the Ottoman cisterns located throughout the valley.
Field Reports by Angela Commito
Dissertation by Angela Commito
Talks by Angela Commito
Although ancient aqueduct bridges and tunnels have been visible in the Morsynos river valley and neighboring Tavas plain since antiquity, the material remains of waterworks in and around Aphrodisias have never been systematically documented or comprehensively studied. The Aphrodisias Regional Survey has produced an up-to-date and detailed account of the city’s extraurban aqueducts, engineering works that enabled the enhancement of the city’s public infrastructure as well as the development of the countryside.
We have identified and documented six separate aqueducts, named after local toponyms: Seki, Işıklar, Derince Dere, Kavaklı Dere, Ören Deresi, and Timeles. Three of these, the Seki, Işıklar, and Timeles aqueducts, supplied Aphrodisias in the Roman period. The Derince Dere aqueduct may have supplied two small baths in Aphrodisias during the Ottoman period. The Kavaklı Dere and Ören Deresi aqueducts, remains of which are located at elevations lower than the city, may have supplied a village, farmstead, or villa, or provided water for irrigation during the Roman or Byzantine period.
The most impressive aqueduct was the Timeles, which carried water to Aphrodisias from the neighboring valley of the Yenidere Çayı. It was a major piece of Roman engineering, more than 20 km long, running in tunnels up to 50 m deep, and crossing at least a dozen bridges, which ranged in height from 5 m to nearly 30 m. This is surely the aqueduct commemorated by coins and inscriptions of the mid-second century A.D. that document the “introduction” of the river Timeles into Aphrodisias. The identification of the Timeles with the Yenidere Çayı presumably indicates that at least a portion of this river lay within or on the edge of the territory of Aphrodisias.
This chapter provides the first detailed account of the extraurban aqueducts that supplied Aphrodisias in antiquity. It also represents the first attempt to document all the major waterworks in the region, including aqueducts with destinations other than Aphrodisias and the Ottoman cisterns located throughout the valley.