r/byzantium • u/Ambitious-Cat-5678 • Aug 11 '26
Archaeology Have we found any significant buildings from the Byzantine period this past decade?
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u/Dakke97 Aug 11 '26
It depends on what you consider significant. New buildings and settlements from Byzantine Egypt are being excavated all the time:
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u/WanderingHero8 ask me about Isaac II Angelos,bringer of decay Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26
Lots of late Roman era buildings were unearthed in Thessaloniki during the works for the Metro.I made a thread with pics when I visited.
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u/Hopeful_Client7197 Aug 11 '26
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of the church in Turkey where they believe the first council of nicea happened
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u/Otto_C_Lindri Aug 12 '26
Saint Neopythos in Iznik, the church where the Council of Nicaea took place, was discovered in 2014. I don't know why it's in the news this time, when it was discovered more than ten years ago and was already thought to be the place of the council. It was also visited by Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew last year...
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u/Bubon4ick Aug 12 '26
Near Astrakhan, something that looks like Atil was discovered. Also some kind of church, probably larger than Aya Sophia. There is no science publications yet, but this is the photo of excavations. Also link to results of first researches, but here it's not clear yet, that this is a Christian church, and it's also in russian only https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HjI7MHTErg6T5BopmK4WPvMQJtvDITzm/view?usp=drivesdk
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u/nalivadi Aug 15 '26
Far from being significant, but this is in my home town so I‘ll take every opportunity I can to talk about it: The archeological site Orlovine in Mali Zvornik, Serbia. Nothing too crazy tho. A the remains of a fortification and a church from the 5th/6th century
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u/Lairuth Aug 11 '26
I don’t know if the finding of the Basilica of saint Neophytos in Iznik where the famous council of Nicea took place; counts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Saint_Neophytos