Archaeological
records show a significant urban presence on and around the Golden Horn dating
back to at least the 7th century BC, with smaller settlements going as far back
as 6700 BC as confirmed by recent discoveries of ancient ports, storage
facilities, and fleets of trade ships unearthed during the construction works
of the Yenikapi subway station and the Marmaray tunnel project.
Indeed, the
deep natural harbor provided by the Golden Horn has always been a major
economic attraction and strategic military advantage for inhabitants of the
area, and the Eastern Roman colonizers that established Nova Roma along
its shores, which became, in order, Byzantium, Constantinople, , and ultimately, Istanbul,
were no different.
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