Heroon

This week, activities at Heroon took place between Saturday (August 13) and Thursday (August 18).

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Right, the front (south) side of the Heroon on the morning of August 27.

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Toward the end of the campaign, the team is even more motivated to complete the placement of all blocks of the Heroon for the first time in their original position.

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The southwest corner of the Heroon near the end of the week

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Here the racks will be adapted to house both the molds for casting the dancing girl frieze of the NW Heroon and the divine busts decorating the Trajanic street fountain, as well as the mosaics lifted from room XVII in the palatial mansion of the Domestic Area.

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Also, the area around the NW Heroon on the opposing site of the same gate and street was clearly used as a dumping spot later in the period.

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The roof of the relatively small naiskos of the Heroon was originally covered with stone slabs in the form of interlocking tiles.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - The North-West Heroon 2003

As her previous assistant, Tom Verbist (Center Lemaire, KULeuven) left for Belgium, Torun was now assisted by Özge Basagac (METU Ankara), who came over from the Antonine Nymphaeum restoration team and has previously worked on the Heroon.

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Ebru Torun (in white helmet) supervises the first row of blocks 'placement above the dancing girl replicas on the south side of the Heroon.

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The Heroon team, directed by Ebru Torun assisted by Piraye Hacigüzeler, kept on working very efficiently during the week.

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