Aphrodisias Tetrapylon East Pediment
Aphrodisias Tetrapylon East Pediment North Annex · Aphrodisias Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Aydın, Geyre, Turkey
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About Aphrodisias Tetrapylon East Pediment
Aphrodisias Tetrapylon East Pediment in Aydın, Geyre, Turkey is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.7090N 28.7260E controls access to Aydın resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Aydın, Geyre, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1980 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Aphrodisias Tetrapylon East Pediment main structure
c. 1920
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1980–2010
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Aphrodisias Tetrapylon East Pediment) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.7090° N · 28.7260° E · 220 m · 4 mapped features
- Aphrodisias Tetrapylon East Pediment — Main StructurestructurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel37.7098° N · 28.7269° E
- Aphrodisias Tetrapylon East Pediment — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature37.7080° N · 28.7253° E
- Aphrodisias Tetrapylon East Pediment — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial37.7105° N · 28.7272° E
- Aphrodisias Tetrapylon East Pediment — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site37.7074° N · 28.7249° E
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