: Hamsi Köy
:
Turkey
:
The Pontos, Northeastern Turkey
:
40° 42’ N, 39° 29’ E
:
Byzantine
:
Hamsi Köy
[Grk: Palaiokastro] is a small late
Byzantine garrison fortress whose upper bailey has tall rounded towers. The lower bailey is at the south. This site guarded a strategic highway linking
Trabzon to Erzincan.
Ref: Pontos, pp. 204-205, 266-269; Byzantine, p. 296, fig. 98.
: Palaiokastro, Hamsi Koy, Παλαιόκασρο
| Site | Album | Images | Description | Author | Year | Cultures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
|
Site Plan(s)
|
Robert W. Edwards
|
1983
|
Byzantine
|
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|
1
|
B&W Photographs
|
Robert W. Edwards
|
1983
|
Byzantine
|
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|
3
|
Color Transparencies
|
Robert W. Edwards
|
1983
|
Byzantine
|