The Theodosian Harbor Excavations and 37 Byzantine Shipwrecks at Yenikapı in Istanbul-Turkey, lecture by Ufuk Kocabaş (Istanbul University), Harvard University, Yenching Library Auditorium, 2 Divinity Avenue, April 7 at 6 pm

Salvage excavations at Yenikapi in Istanbuk, Turkey, have unearthed in the Theodosian Harbor the largest collection of medieval ships ever uncovered at an excavation site—37 ships from the 5th to the 11th century CE.

Prof. Kocabaş, who directs “The Yenikapi Shipwrecks Project,” will present new findings on shipbuilding traditions and techniques in the Mediterranean region.