Verified36.5800° N · 29.8500° E · 900 m
Akcali — Lycian Fortified Village
Lycian (500 BCE)·Lycian·🇹🇷 Antalya Province, Turkey
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About Akcali — Lycian Fortified Village
Akcali — Lycian Fortified Village in Antalya Province, Turkey is a Lycian (500 BCE) fortress attributed to Lycian. Village with circuit wall and church later on Akcali hill. Akcali hill fortified hamlet near Kyaneai with wall circuit 300 m.
Why it mattersKey Negev–Anatolian highland site
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Desert agriculture technology
- 02Roman frontier model
Theories
- 01Incense trade water management
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 500 BCE
- Period
- Lycian (500 BCE)
- Culture
- Lycian
- Purpose
- Village with circuit wall and church later on Akcali hill
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.5800° N · 29.8500° E · 900 m · 4 mapped features
Akcali — Lycian Fortified Village — Fort Wall
wallCircuit wall
36.5801° N · 29.8501° EAkcali — Lycian Fortified Village — Tower
towerCorner tower
36.5803° N · 29.8499° EAkcali — Lycian Fortified Village — Gate
gateGate with flanking towers
36.5798° N · 29.8503° EAkcali — Lycian Fortified Village — Reservoir
reservoirWater storage
36.5796° N · 29.8499° E