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The number of shipwrecks off the coast of Antalya has reached 365

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakan Öniz and his team, leading the excavation of the Middle Bronze Age Shipwreck in Kumluca, conducted underwater archaeology surface surveys along the coasts of Antalya and Mersin with the permissions of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Using advanced technology sonar devices and robots, the team discovered 15 new shipwrecks along the Antalya coast under challenging conditions. In addition to the excavations of the Kumluca Middle Bronze Age Shipwreck, hailed as the "oldest known shipwreck" in the world, the discovery of new shipwrecks loaded with amphorae added excitement to the project. With these findings, the total number of shipwrecks recorded in the region over 12 years has now reached 365. Holding the position of the Head of the Mediterranean Underwater Cultural Heritage Department at the Institute of Mediterranean Civilizations Research of Akdeniz University, Öniz also serves as the Head of the Mediterranean Underwater Cultural Heritage Department. He told AA correspondent that they reached significant shipwrecks during the 45-day underwater archaeology surface surveys this year. Öniz emphasized the use of advanced technology in the research, stating, "We conducted the work with one of the world's most modern archaeological vessels. We utilized advanced sonar devices and underwater robots. By employing tool-assisted diving technology, we achieved significant results." He mentioned that they carried out the studies with the support of the UPL Agriculture company and added, "With their support, we have added 15 archaeological shipwrecks dating from the 7th century BCE to the 12th century CE to the national inventory this year." Hakan Öniz mentioned that excavating a shipwreck can sometimes take up to 10 years, emphasizing the importance of the oldest shipwreck for archaeologists. He stated that they create three-dimensional models for each shipwreck, saying, 'In some wrecks, ships sank at 5 meters depth by hitting the coast, while others sank at depths of 45-50 meters. Ships hitting the coast are sometimes exposed to storms for 2 thousand years. The cargo and wood of the ship disintegrate. Since storms do not affect the deep wrecks, we can have an idea about the dimensions and cargo of the ship.' Öniz drew attention to the negative effects of waves, storms, and marine life on shipwrecks, saying, "Finding a ship like in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie is not possible." Highlighting the challenges of underwater research, Öniz concluded his remarks by saying, "Every shipwreck we find creates great excitement. Each shipwreck is a time capsule for its own period in terms of history. For example, if we are excavating a shipwreck dated to the 12th century CE, we can access coins, ship technology, maritime trade, and various information about amphorae from that period. If it's a shipwreck from the 7th century BCE, carrying amphorae from Cyprus, sunk off the coast of Demre, we might think that it transported materials such as olive oil, wine, or fish sauce produced in Cyprus to an ancient city on the shores of Demre or further west."

Archaeological underwater work continues in Antalya

Kumluca Bronze Age Shipwreck Excavation Head Assoc. Prof. Hakan Öniz and his team are working on new discoveries on the coasts of Kumluca and Finike, known as the Ancient Lycia region, where Gelidonya and Uluburun Bronze Age shipwrecks are located. Accompanying the work, underwater documentary producer and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan and underwater photographer Mustafa Emre Kolbakır dived to view the team's work off the coast of Finike district. After the necessary preparations were completed, Ceylan and Kolbakır went down to a depth of meters and viewed the underwater surface explorations of Associate Professor Hakan Öniz, Head of the Cultural Heritage Preservation and Restoration Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Akdeniz University, the works they had previously documented, and the work carried out to find new shipwrecks. Öniz and his team examined and measured the previously located artifacts. The works are carried out with the permission of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Excavation Director Öniz told the AA reporter before the dive that they, as Akdeniz University, carried out underwater research in Antalya and Mersin with the permission of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Stating that they are diving to check whether there have been any changes in the shipwrecks they previously documented on the coast of Finike in the last two years and to make new discoveries, Öniz said, "We will investigate new shipwrecks and document new archaeological artifacts. Have any pirate dives been made to the shipwrecks whose locations we know? Is there any deterioration in the artifact? We will understand that." Tahsin Ceylan stated that Turkey's seas have a large inventory of underwater cultural assets. Pointing out that introducing underwater cultural assets and bringing them into diving tourism will provide significant economic returns, Ceylan said, "Kekova region also needs to be brought into diving tourism. It would be an exemplary work for the world." 335 archaeological shipwrecks were found during excavations On the other hand, during the underwater excavations carried out on the Mediterranean coast for about 10 years under the direction of Hakan Öniz, 335 shipwrecks of archaeological quality were found, which are considered to belong to a wide date range from the 16th century BC to the 19th century AD. The majority of these shipwrecks contain amphorae thought to contain commercial cargo such as wine or olive oil. Among these are the 3,600-year-old Middle Bronze Age shipwreck loaded with copper ingots, located in Kumluca and described as the "oldest shipwreck in the world", and the wreck of an Ottoman period merchant ship that sank in the 1720s and was excavated in Alanya. Some of the artifacts brought to science and tourism from the Roman period include materials such as plates, tiles, bricks, sarcophagi and block stones.

The project of pre-detection of marine pollution from A. U.

Thanks to the system installed in the project, sea water temperature, pH, turbidity, conductivity values can be measured and monitored instantly and can be mapped spatially. Akdeniz University has signed another innovation with the project titled "Remote Access Real-Time Wireless Sensor Network System for Spatial Monitoring of Seawater Parameters". Director of the project is Akdeniz University Informatics Department Head Dr. Instructor In the project carried out by its member Fırat Yücel; Prof. from the Environmental Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering as a researcher. Dr. Gökhan Civelekoğlu from Elmalı Vocational School Computer Technologies Department. See. Hussein Duran. The project is supported by Akdeniz University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Water quality will be measured instantly Speaking about the project, Dr. Instructor Member Fırat Yücel said that within the framework of the project, water quality parameters can be monitored and analyzed in real time with the remote access wireless sensor network they have set up in the coastal areas of the sea. Explaining that they started this project due to mucilage caused by pollution in the period when mucilage was just beginning, Dr. Instructor Member Fırat Yücel, 'Can we design a system that will detect the effects of these pollutants on the sea beforehand and warn the relevant institutions?' He said that they started with the idea. Dr. Yücel stated that mucilage emerges due to marine pollution, therefore, within the framework of the project, they determined four parameters for seawater, namely pH, temperature, conductivity and turbidity. Dr. Yücel stated that in addition to these, the information from which location the collected seawater parameters come from is also important, and for this, a location sensor was added to the system. Successfully passed the test measurements Talking about the system they set up on the seashore to measure the quality of water in the project, Dr. Yücel said that during the trial measurements, with the wireless network created in the form of a star topology in Antalya's Küçük Çaltıcak region, they established a system consisting of three sensor nodes floating at a certain distance from each other on the sea water surface, and they carried out the test measurements successfully. Dr. Yücel said, "Thanks to this system, the parameter measurement values sent are instantly transferred to a central node on the land, and sent from the central node to the server computer. Here, the data can be viewed instantly through a website created by processing information, and it can also be positioned on a map on the website. showing,” he said. Explaining that in the project, sensor parameters such as pH, sea water temperature, conductivity, turbidity are collected from each node, as well as the location information of the relevant node, Dr. Yücel stated that, thanks to the system created in the project, changes that may occur in seawater parameters can be monitored instantly and necessary interventions can be made by authorized institutions and organizations in a timely manner. An easily portable and low-power system Stating that the use of new technologies has gained importance in the monitoring and evaluation of sea water and coastal areas in terms of environmental impacts, Dr. Yücel said that in the traditional system, measurements are made by taking samples from certain points at certain periods, and that in this system, water quality changes can be monitored instantly. Dr. Yücel stated that with the project, besides the setbacks experienced in the routine control processes, they aim to find solutions to problems such as transportation problems, labor surplus, financial resources and time losses at points that are difficult to analyze but want to be analyzed. Yücel mentioned that the system is designed with low power consumption and stated that the energy need in the sensor nodes is met with the help of batteries during the project phase. Dr. Yücel underlined that the most important difference from other measurement systems is that it is an easily portable, low power consumption system and that it is a wireless sensor network system that can be easily installed in sea, lake and river environments. Provides early prevention Stating that the system can be used for water analysis to be made in sea coasts, swimming waters, ports, sea areas of tourism facilities, fish farms on the sea and river deltas, Dr. Yücel said that it would be possible to detect changes in seawater parameters beforehand in order to avoid problems such as the mucilage problem in the Marmara Region. Dr. Yücel also stated that thanks to the proposed system, factors that may cause marine pollution such as oil spills and industrial harmful wastes that may occur in the sea will be detected early, and timely measures will be taken and the problem will be eliminated before it grows. Underlining that it will be possible to take the necessary measures in terms of public health in the sea swimming areas, thanks to the pre-detection of marine pollution, Yücel said, "Necessary measures can be taken to prevent problems such as the extinction of sea creatures affected by pollution and the deterioration of the ecosystem. It will also contribute by preventing additional manpower and additional costs.” Supported by the University Stating that the project started as a master's thesis in the Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems Department of Akdeniz University, and that they designed a more comprehensive system with the experience gained after the completion of the thesis, Dr. Fırat Yücel added that the project was supported by Akdeniz University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Source: IHA

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The number of shipwrecks off the coast of Antalya has reached 365

Archaeological underwater work continues in Antalya

The project of pre-detection of marine pollution from A. U.