Verified36.5100° N · 30.0600° E · 800 m
Arykanda Eastern Terrace — Arif Extension
Lycian–Roman (500 BCE–300 CE)·Lycian·🇹🇷 Antalya Province, Turkey
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About Arykanda Eastern Terrace — Arif Extension
Arykanda Eastern Terrace — Arif Extension in Antalya Province, Turkey is a Lycian–Roman (500 BCE–300 CE) ancient-city attributed to Lycian. Eastern terraced extension of Arykanda with 7 terrace levels above theatre. Arykanda highly terraced Lycian city with Bellerophon drainage.
Why it mattersKey Negev–Anatolian highland site
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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–Roman (500 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Lycian
- Purpose
- Eastern terraced extension of Arykanda with 7 terrace levels above theatre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.5100° N · 30.0600° E · 800 m · 4 mapped features
Arykanda Eastern Terrace — Arif Extension — Enclosure Circuit
wallsEnclosing walls or terrace walls
36.5101° N · 30.0601° EArykanda Eastern Terrace — Arif Extension — Church/Mosque Annex
churchByzantine church or mosque
36.5098° N · 30.0602° EArykanda Eastern Terrace — Arif Extension — Cistern Cluster
cisternPlastered cisterns
36.5104° N · 30.0598° EArykanda Eastern Terrace — Arif Extension — Reservoir
reservoirWater storage
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