Verified36.7000° N · 29.8000° E · 1400 m
Bonda Tepe — Lycia Highland Sanctuary
Lycian (600–200 BCE)·Lycian·🇹🇷 Antalya Province, Turkey
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About Bonda Tepe — Lycia Highland Sanctuary
Bonda Tepe — Lycia Highland Sanctuary in Antalya Province, Turkey is a Lycian (600–200 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Lycian. Hilltop sanctuary 1400 m with altar and temenos at Bonda Tepe above Elmalı. Bonda Tepe highland Lycian sanctuary with altar cut in bedrock.
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. 600 BCE
- Period
- Lycian (600–200 BCE)
- Culture
- Lycian
- Purpose
- Hilltop sanctuary 1400 m with altar and temenos at Bonda Tepe above Elmalı
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 600 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.7000° N · 29.8000° E · 1400 m · 3 mapped features
Bonda Tepe — Lycia Highland Sanctuary — Temple Cella
cellaMain cella
36.7001° N · 29.8001° EBonda Tepe — Lycia Highland Sanctuary — Court
courtColumned courtyard
36.6998° N · 29.8002° EBonda Tepe — Lycia Highland Sanctuary — Altar
altarAltar platform
36.7004° N · 29.7998° E