Roman Baths

Figure 9: Clamp in situ wedged by stone at the Roman Baths

Stone Studies « Interactive Dig Sagalassos – City in the Clouds 2009

This weekend, Johan Claeys (K.U. Leuven) came over to replace Tijl Vereenooghe as supervisor of the Roman Baths 2 team and to fulfill the job he has been doing during the previous five years.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 5 2003

The Roman Baths 2 team, working in the east room, welcomed the help of the crane, skillfully operated by Tufan Ayan.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 3 2003

For more than a decade, research in the Roman Baths has been made possible thanks to the generosity of the Flemish family L. Lamberts Van Assche and children.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 1 2003

This week, the Roman Baths 1 team, led by Frank Carpentier and Hasan Uzunoglu, steadily ventured deeper, starting near what was thought to be a southern doorway to the former Kaisersaal, located between the western full ashlar pier and the curved eastern ashlar pier.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 4 2003

In the background, the gigantic remains of the Roman Baths, and to its right, the Lower Agora.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Anastylosis Projects - Northwest Heroon Report 4 2003

Another 200 m2� of mosaic floor was exposed in good condition in the Roman Baths as expected, however with some lacunae especially along the eastern edge of the "northern six-piered hall."

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - On Site Conservation Report 8 2003

During the last two weeks of the 2007 season, the Roman Baths 1 team led by Marie Lefere (K. U.Leuven) and her assistants Aude Goovaerts (K. U.Leuven) and Hasan Uzunoglü (MSGSU, Istanbul) continued excavating the rest of the big block left for crane use in the possible second tepidarium.

Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Roman Baths Report 5 2003

We continued excavations along the Lower Agora's east side, between this square and the west facade of the Roman Baths (see last week's report).

Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Lower Agora Report 3 2003

Last week, the team focused on the area just south of the standing remains of the Roman Baths, where a square like structure could represent the its palaestra (sports area).

Interactive Dig Sagalassos 2003 - Geophysical Survey Report 1 2003