Abstract

Bearing traces of past cultures, archaeological landscapes are dynamic fields transforming through the effects of changing living and atmospheric conditions. Archaeological areas that keeping the continuity and dynamics of landscape, the features of all the eras in which it grew and interrelated with each other; in a continuum. Archaeological landscapes encompass the interaction between nature / human and culture throughout centuries blending natural, archaeological and historical values has to be conserved, preserved and sustained to future generations as a universal responsibility. In this article, the settlement characteristics of the Aizanoi archaeological site and the developments, changes, and transformations of urban identity in the process were examined. In this article, Aizanoi archaeological site was introduced within the context of settlement patern and building types. Then, the evolution of the settlement throughout history was set and the problems and potentials of the site and its near environs were discussed. Finally recommendations were proposed for Aizanoi archeological site in the frame of landscape characteristics of the area.