The excavation at Aydos Castle started 7 years ago with the director of the Istanbul Archeology Museum, Zeynep Kızıltan. "The castle was completely covered with vegetation. First we made the inner and outer walls clear. We found two water cisterns that meet the water needs of the people living in the castle and channels that allow water to move to the settlements. All of the water systems were built into the main rock as the other structures of the castle were, "he said.
When the plant cover was removed, Asal stated that they noticed the foundation of the church, and after the excavations there were 3 nymph churches and a building where there are other structures at the end. Prime, continued as follows: "The building was a church at 20x13.50 meters in the middle of the castle, in east-west direction, local stone and flat brick braided, horasan mortar connection. We found the remains of small rooms at the eastern end. These small spaces are known as rooms where objects related to rituals are kept. It was later found that a space of 10x5 meters was added to the northern end of the church. "
The prime gave the following information: "In the eastern part of the castle, 3 chambers made of mortar with horasan were found. During the Byzantine period, there were found intensive amounts of carbonized wheat and legume residues in the rectangularly planned chambers that were used as silos. The finds will also show us the eating habits of that period. They will be analyzed. "
The entrance to the south, east and west of a total of three doors, indicating the presence of Asal, "The door in the south is more carefully built because the impression was born here is the main door. In Kalede, a tomb with southeast-northwest direction was unearthed. It was seen that both sides of the skeleton head, which was laid on the back, were supported with large stones in the simple burial shaped grave. This type of burial was also found in the Byzantine tombs of the Pendik mound excavations. In an anthropological examination, it was determined that the grave belonged to a woman between the ages of 20-29 "using the expression.
Prime, continued as follows: "A large number of small finds were obtained in excavation work. Construction and use period of the castle 11-14. century marble architectural pieces and stamped brick pieces belonging to the Early Byzantine period were also found. Most small finds 13-14. glazed pots and pots belonging to centuries. A bronze cross-shaped relic depicted on the bosses of saints and 11-13. The iron key dated to centuries was among the most important finds. "