: Gümüşhane
:
Turkey
:
The Pontos, Northeastern Turkey
:
40° 27’ N, 39° 28’ E
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Byzantine
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Gümüşhane / Canca [Grk: Tzanicha] is a large garrison fortress with three baileys set on a
longitudinal axis and with two Byzantine chapels, which have traces of painted
plaster. Below one chapel is a
cistern. This site guarded a strategic
highway linking Trabzon to Bayburt and Erzincan.
Ref: Pontos, pp. 207-211, 272-275; Byzantine, p. 309-310, figs. 106-108.
Additional
photos are in the references above.
: Canca, Tzanicha, Gumushane, Τζάνιχα
| Site | Album | Images | Description | Author | Year | Cultures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
|
Site Plan(s)
|
Robert W. Edwards
|
1983
|
Byzantine
|
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|
4
|
B&W Photographs
|
Robert W. Edwards
|
1983
|
Byzantine
|
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|
18
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Color Transparencies
|
Robert W. Edwards
|
1983
|
Byzantine
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