ARCHAEOLOGY TALKS-II

The series of archaeology talks entitled “Stones are Fitting in Place” continued with a talk entitled “Smyrna: the Pioneer of City Planning in the West”. The talk was held at the Izmir Sanat-Kültürpark on 16 October 2013 and chaired by the History Coordinator of the Izmir Mediterranean academy Professor Uygur Kocabaşoğlu. Professor Meral Akurgal outlined the scientific findings of the Smyrna ancient city excavations, which she was conducting. Akurgal pointed out that the first digs of the ancient city were carried out under the conduct of Professor Ekrem Akurgal between 1948 and 1951 – a total of four seasons – by a committee consisting of British and Turkish archaeologists.