FINDINGS FROM THE SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN THE ANCIENT CITY AND TERRITORIUM OF NEOCLAUDIOPOLIS РЕЗУЛЬТАТЫ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЙ, ПРОВЕДЕННЫХ В ДРЕВНЕМ ГОРОДЕ И НА ТЕРРИТОРИИ НЕОКЛАВДИОПОЛЯ

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Temür A., Baş A.

Materialy po Arkheologii i Istorii Antichnogo i Srednevekovogo Prichernomor'ya, cilt.2025, sa.19, ss.294-315, 2025 (Scopus)

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Vezirköprü, located 110 km southwest of the Samsun Province on the Black Sea coast in the north of Türkiye, is the fifth largest district of Samsun in terms of population and is also the district with the highest number of villages in the country with one hundred and sixty villages. The town situated on an important route, has witnessed continuous settlement from ancient times to the present. One such settlement is the ancient city of Neoclaudiopolis. While no standing structures of the site have been discovered to date, numerous artefacts from the ancient city are scattered throughout the district. In this context, to investigate the district's history, identify its archaeological and cultural assets, and determine the location of the ancient city of Neoclaudiopolis and its connections with the surrounding area. The research began in 2018 and was completed in 2024. During the surveys, nearly 160 villages were visited, yielding substantial data about the distribution area of the ancient city of Neoclaudiopolis. The data obtained during the survey were evaluated under two main headings: Settlements and tombs. This study aims to present the survey findings to the scientific community.