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A Historic Deja` Vu: Phokaians Taking Civilization To Marseille

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« on: May 06, 2009, 08:08:24 am »



FOCA, TURKEY








A crew of archaeologists, engineers, volunteers



"The Kybele was built by a crew of 30, formed of archaeologists, engineers and volunteers," Erkut told the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review. "We aim to promote the history of the sea, archaeological findings and other historical riches in a popular way, such as interactive projects, animating history and symposiums. We call this experimental archaeology and maritime archaeology."

An archaeologist himself, Erkut explained why revisiting the route between Marseille and İzmir was important:

"The most important of the 12 Ion cities in Western Anatolia were Smyrna (İzmir) and Phokaia (Foça) during B.C. 600," he said. "Phokaia established many colonies in the Mediterranean and took their culture and advanced ideas to these colonies in the Mediterranean. One of the most important colonies was Marseille.

"The basic aim of the project is recreating history to tell and document the impact of Anatolia on the Mediterranean," he added. "What we will do is that we will set to sail from Foça to Marseille under the conditions of that era. This means we will go to Marseille by only sailing or rowing depending on the weather conditions. Although there will be a boat accompanying us during the journey just in case."

Talking about the features of the ship they built, Erkut said that the ship Kybele was a war ship from 600 B.C.

"We finished constructing the ship in a year and a half in the Urla district of İzmir through a cooperative effort by the 360 Degree Historical Research Association, which is co-organizing the journey with the French Cultural Center, and the Turkish American Association," said Erkut. "Its length is 19 meters, its width is 5.5 meters. The total sail area is 85-square meters. There is room for 20 oars on each side of the ship. We have a crew of 30 made up of various professionals. Eight of the crew are female."
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