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, vol.14, no.1, pp.287-295, 2014 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY & ARCHAEOMETRY
  • Journal Indexes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.287-295
  • Keywords: Canakkale, World War I, Kumkale, Cannons, Magnetic, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.