GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF BURIED CANNONS IN KUMKALE (DARDANELLES), TURKEY

Buyuksarac A., Sayilir B., Yalciner C. C., Bektas O., Kurban Y. C., Topcu M. I.

MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY & ARCHAEOMETRY, cilt.14, sa.1, ss.287-295, 2014 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY & ARCHAEOMETRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.287-295
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Canakkale, World War I, Kumkale, Cannons, Magnetic, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Kumkale that is an old Ottoman fort is located near the ruins of ancient Troy. Cannons throwing huge balls were placed in the fort of Kumkale such as other forts on the side of Dardanelles in the period of Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Empire attended to the World War I against Allied Forces in 1914. The Allied forces attacked as bombarding Ottoman's batteries. in Dardanelles. Firstly, the British began their interest in Kumkale with an unsuccessful bombardment on 19th of February, 1915. They followed this up on 25th of February with a bit more success, their warships staying out of range as they pounded the area.