Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian)
Patara Wharf N
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Hydraulic culture·🇹🇷 Antalya, Kaş, Patara, Turkey
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About Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian)
Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian) in Antalya, Kaş, Patara, Turkey is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hydraulic culture. Systematic survey and magnetometry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions canal 450 m long × 3.5 m wide; reservoir 52 m × 38 m; area 30.1 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hydraulic culture hydraulic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 5 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Hydraulic culture
- Purpose
- Water management and hydraulic engineering
- Rediscovered
- 1937
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1154 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1888
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.2600° N · 29.3200° E · 5 m · 4 mapped features
Main Canal Channel
canalMain Canal Channel at Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian) — canal with stratified deposits
36.2577° N · 29.3197° EReservoir Basin
reservoirReservoir Basin at Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian) — reservoir with stratified deposits
36.2596° N · 29.3183° ERegulator Gate
gateRegulator Gate at Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian) — gate with stratified deposits
36.2596° N · 29.3219° EAqueduct Pier
aqueductAqueduct Pier at Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian) — aqueduct with stratified deposits
36.2593° N · 29.3194° E