ASSOS - CONSERVATION APPROACH OF MONUMENTAL TOMB OF PUBLIUS VARIUS AQUILA

Abstract

The archaeological site of Assos is located near Behram Village of Ayvacık Province (Çanakkale). Also, this district is well known by the tourism activities and archaeological investigation campaigns those carried around. Investigation campaigns those carried in the archaeological site of Assos are mostly focused on the documentation of the architectural ruins the ancient city. Especially, the ruins of the public buildings such as the temple of Athena, agora, bouleuterion, city walls and city gates, western and necropolis are documented by these campaigns. The monumental tomb of Publius Varius Aquila is one of the most important instance these buildings. In this study, the architectural ruins of this monument is considered by a perspective that compires the consequences of documentation campaigns thse carried from past to present. The data that obtained by this study is analyzed by the perspective of the actual conservation approach and principles of a new conservation approach is determined.