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What is the history of Cappadocia?
In the first systematic site survey from the region, at the settlement known as Çanlı Kilise in Western Cappadocia, the careful mapping and documentation of rock-cut and masonry architecture and its decoration led to a complete reexamination of the place of Cappadocia within the larger framework of Byzantine social and cultural developments.
Why study Byzantine settlement in Cappadocia?
A Byzantine Settlement in Cappadocia has led to a rethinking of such sites and to a view of Cappadocia as an untapped resource for the study of material culture and daily life within the Byzantine Empire.
Were the rock-cut settlements of Cappadocia monastic?
Based on four seasons of fieldwork, Robert Ousterhout challenges the commonly accepted notion that the rock-cut settlements of Cappadocia were primarily monastic.
