Perge Kazı ve Onarım Çalışmaları 2007 Yılı Raporu

Documentation, analysis and consolidation of mosaics in Perge. Southern Baths : 1) The so-called Claudios Peison Gallery (unit nr. VII) : The floor of the ca 700 m² large hall is decorated with polychrome opus tessellatum mosaics bearing geometric and floral motifs. In the southern half of the hall, a monumental mosaic inscription has been revealed. 2) Southern and eastern porticoes of the palestra : geometric mosaics made of coarse tesserae in red, white and dark blue. 3) Passage between natatio and frigidarium : Geometric mosaic made of coarse tesserae in red, white and dark blue. The mosaic has been cut by the pool built in the southern end of the frigidarium in a later period. Agora / Macellum : opus tessellatum mosaic revealed in the southwestern entrance to the agora / macellum. The pavement is decorated with geometric patterns in red, white and blue. At the end of the campaign, the mosaics have been covered with geotextile and reburied under a 10-12cm layer of river sand.