Kemik Buluntular

Abstract Both ancient written sources and archaeological finds provide evidence that the ancient city of Tralleis was established on the plains of the southern skirts of Mount Kestane Mesogis. The excavations performed at the site of the ancient city of Tralleis have unearthed the Gymnasium, the Northern and Western Workshops, the Western Necropolis, Underground Tunnel System and the Villa Sectors, all of which are dated to the Roman era, as well as the Episcopal Church, which is dated to the Early Byzantine period. In this study which is entitled as Tralleis I Bone Finds, we will introduce Roman and Late Antique bone objects discovered in the excavations conducted in the Northern and Western Workshops of the Gymnasium and on the fill area at the Underground Tunnel System exit. The production of bone objects and workshops of ancient Tralleis will be also evaluated. Bone objects were unearthed during the excavations in the ancient city of Tralleis,and these were examined according to their forms and functions. Keywords Roman Empire, late antiquity, Tralleis, bone object, workshop. Öz Antik yazili kaynaklarin yani sira ve arkeolojik buluntulardan da edinilen bilgilere göre Tralleis, Kestane Mesogis Daginin güney eteklerindeki düzlüklerde kurulmustur. Tralleis antik kenti kazi calismalarinda, Roma Imparatorlugu dönemine tarihlenen Gymnasium, Kuzey ve Bati Dükkanlar, Bati Nekropolis, Yeralti Tünel Sistemi, Villa Sektörleri ve Piskoposluk Kilisesi olarak tanimlanmis Bizans Dönemine ait dini islevde bir yapi ortaya cikarilmistir. Tralleis I Kemik Buluntular baslikli calismamizda, Gymnasiumun Kuzey ve Bati Dükkanlarinda ve Yeralti Tünel Sistemi cikisindaki toprak dolgu alanda yapilan kazi calismalari sonucunda ortaya cikarilmis Roma Gec Antik Cag dönemlerine ait kemik objeler tanitilarak, Tralleis antik kentindeki kemik üretimi ve üretim atölyeleri hakkinda degerlendirme yapilmistir. Tralleisdeki kazi calismalari sonucunda ortaya cikmis kemik objeler, form ve islevleri hakkinda yapilan detayli arastirmalar isiginda sunulmaktadir. Anahtar Kelimeler Roma Imparatorlugu, Gec Antik, Tralleis, kemik obje, islik.