July 17, 1998 Today we discovered a large hilltop Roman site about six kilometers inland with a commanding view of the Karasu valley. The settlement is several hundred meters across, and will be a important example of an inland village of this period. It will be useful to compare the kinds of pottery used in this inland site to the kinds used closer to the sea and maritime trade. We have decided to put off further investigations in this area for about ten days, after the wheat has been harvested.

The team, wrapping up the survey at Kiran tepe. if you're not already there, load the whole BlackSeaProject website