Episode
Past and Present-day Aphrodisias with Bert Smith
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- Heritage Türkiye
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- Apr 10, 2025
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Summary
In this episode, we are joined by Bert Smith, Emeritus Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the University of Oxford, Visiting Professor of Archaeology at Bilkent University, and director of the New York University managed and BIAA-sponsored excavations at Aphrodisias: a site in southwestern Türkiye. Famous for its marble workshops in anquity, Aphrodisias and its quarries were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017. Professor Smith talks about what makes the ruinscape of Aphrodisias special and outlines everyday life in this site, both in antiquity and in recent past. Professor Smith also discusses the celebrated photographer Ara Güler's evocative images of site and how they have shaped archaeological research into the site.