Evaluation of Parion 2021 Excavation, Restoration-Conservation and Anthropology Studies

In the Ancient City of Parion, located near the village of Kemer in the Biga district of Çanakkale province, in the northwest of Anatolia’s Biga Peninsula, the 2021 excavations were carried out by a team consisting of 13 academicians, 23 archaeologists, 2 restorers-conservators, 2 anthropologists, 1 art historian, 3 architects, 1 translator, 28 volunteer students, and 5 workers. The excavations took place in a total of 7 areas: Odeion, Southern-Tavşandere Necropolis, Drilling 10, Slope Bath, Roman Bath, Agora and Warehouse Building, and the Acropolis Northeast (Inner) Wall. In addition, field restoration and conservation applications were conducted in the sectors of the Acropolis Northeast (Inner) Wall, Roman Bath, Slope Bath, Odeion, Theater, Necropolis, and Drilling 10. In laboratory, conservation-restoration work on metal, glass, bone, terracotta, and stone/marble artifacts was done. In addition, anthropological and paleopathological studies on 22 individuals found in the Southern-Tavşandere Necropolis were performed. In these studies and researches, 1911 study and 89 inventory works were revealed. The data and findings obtained from the processes carried out throughout 2021 were introduced. Interpretations were made to make sense of Parion and sectors. Restoration-conservation processes in the field and laboratory were introduced. Data obtained from anthropological studies were conveyed.