Verified36.4300° N · 29.1900° E · 400 m
Sidyma — Lycia Sunken Tomb
Lycian–Roman (400 BCE–200 CE)·Lycian–Roman·🇹🇷 Muğla Province, Turkey
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About Sidyma — Lycia Sunken Tomb
Sidyma — Lycia Sunken Tomb in Muğla Province, Turkey is a Lycian–Roman (400 BCE–200 CE) rock_cut attributed to Lycian–Roman. Sarcophagi field with Sidyma tombs on hillside above Calynda bay. Sidyma 20 sarcophagi with temple tomb and theatre 2500 seats.
Why it mattersKey Lycian–Roman hill site illustrating Anatolian settlement
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Hellenistic urbanism
- 02Lycian federation cult
Theories
- 01Mountain defensive settlement
- 02Sanctuary federation
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. 400 BCE
- Period
- Lycian–Roman (400 BCE–200 CE)
- Culture
- Lycian–Roman
- Purpose
- Sarcophagi field with Sidyma tombs on hillside above Calynda bay
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.4300° N · 29.1900° E · 400 m · 3 mapped features
Sidyma — Lycia Sunken Tomb — Rock-Cut Façade Tomb
facadeTemple-façon tomb façades
36.4302° N · 29.1901° ESidyma — Lycia Sunken Tomb — Cliff Necropolis Row
rowRow of chamber tombs
36.4298° N · 29.1902° ESidyma — Lycia Sunken Tomb — Sarcophagus Field
sarcophagusFree-standing sarcophagi
36.4305° N · 29.1898° E