A marine survey was conducted to reveal the maritime cultural heritage of the naval battlefields of Çeşme (1770) and Sinop (1853). The seafloor of the battle sites was mapped using a high-resolution side-scan sonar revealing the location of shipwreck remains and some potential sites of interest. The findings associated with the battles were identified by comparing their locations with historical charts and documents. Sonar imaging indicated that this cultural heritage has been heavily damaged by modern fishing and anchoring activities, as well as by natural sedimentation. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combined archeology, history, and geophysics, these two lesser known naval battlefields were studied scientifically for the first time as maritime cultural heritage sites and a preliminary interpretation of the findings is presented in this paper. Aside from their historical importance, these battlefields have great archeological value, because they harbor the last known samples of warships from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries located on Turkish coasts. Considering that these rare cultural material remains are under threat, new regulations were suggested for both their protection and management and the site was brought to the attention of the authorities.

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土耳其切什梅和锡诺普两个海军战场的考古评估

进行了一项海洋调查，以揭示切什梅 (1770) 和锡诺普 (1853) 海军战场的海洋文化遗产。使用高分辨率侧扫声纳绘制了战斗地点的海底地图，显示了沉船残骸的位置和一些潜在的兴趣地点。与战斗相关的发现是通过将它们的位置与历史图表和文件进行比较来确定的。声纳成像表明，这一文化遗产已被现代捕鱼和锚泊活动以及自然沉积物严重破坏。使用结合考古学、历史学和地球物理学的跨学科方法，这两个鲜为人知的海军战场首次作为海上文化遗产进行了科学研究，本文对研究结果进行了初步解释。除了它们的历史重要性外，这些战场还具有巨大的考古价值，因为它们拥有位于土耳其海岸的 18 世纪和 19 世纪战舰的最后已知样本。考虑到这些稀有文化材料遗存受到威胁，建议对其保护和管理制定新的规定，并提请当局注意该遗址。