Arykanda — Cliff Terrace City Lycia
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Hellenistic to Byzantine (300 BCE–600 CE)·Lycian → Roman·🇹🇷 Antalya Province, Finike hinterland, Arif village, Akdag foot, Turkey
About
About Arykanda — Cliff Terrace City Lycia
Lycian cliff city excavated by Bayburtluoğlu 1971–, tombs of Arykanda princes and basilica with mosaics. Recorded context — Period: Hellenistic to Byzantine (300 BCE–600 CE); Culture: Lycian → Roman; Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone; Condition: preserved.
Why it mattersKey Lycian → Roman ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Observatory
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. 300 BCE Lycian; baths 200 CE
- Period
- Hellenistic to Byzantine (300 BCE–600 CE)
- Culture
- Lycian → Roman
- Purpose
- 7-terrace canyon city on cliff foot — best preserved Lycian slope city with intact bath-gymnasium
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1890
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 300 BCE Lycian; baths 200 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Arykanda — Cliff Terrace City Lycia
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Arykanda — Cliff Terrace City Lycia
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Arykanda — Cliff Terrace City Lycia
On the ground
Structures & features
36.5120° N · 30.0590° E · 860 m · 3 mapped features
- Arykanda — Cliff Terrace City Lycia — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Arykanda — Cliff Terrace City Lycia — outlier feature36.5107° N · 30.0575° E
- Arykanda — Cliff Terrace City Lycia — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Arykanda — Cliff Terrace City Lycia — outlier feature36.5129° N · 30.0575° E
- Arykanda — Cliff Terrace City Lycia — Rock_Art Annex 3rock artrock art at Arykanda — Cliff Terrace City Lycia — primary structure36.5132° N · 30.0581° E
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