Gordion — Phrygian Outer Lower Town East
Phrygian to Persian (900–330 BCE)·Phrygian (Midas)·🇹🇷 Ankara Province, Turkey
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About Gordion — Phrygian Outer Lower Town East
Gordion — Phrygian Outer Lower Town East in Ankara Province, Turkey is a Phrygian to Persian (900–330 BCE) ancient-city attributed to Phrygian (Midas). Eastern lower town extension beyond Citadel Mound at Gordion with Megaron complex pisé. Young Gordion with Outer Town 8 ha and King Midas tumulus MM 53 m high nearby.
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. 900 BCE Outer; citadel 800 BCE
- Period
- Phrygian to Persian (900–330 BCE)
- Culture
- Phrygian (Midas)
- Purpose
- Eastern lower town extension beyond Citadel Mound at Gordion with Megaron complex pisé
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 900 BCE Outer; citadel 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
39.6500° N · 31.9900° E · 700 m · 4 mapped features
Gordion — Phrygian Outer Lower Town East — Enclosure Circuit
wallsEnclosing walls or terrace walls
39.6501° N · 31.9901° EGordion — Phrygian Outer Lower Town East — Church/Mosque Annex
churchByzantine church or mosque
39.6498° N · 31.9902° EGordion — Phrygian Outer Lower Town East — Cistern Cluster
cisternPlastered cisterns
39.6504° N · 31.9898° EGordion — Phrygian Outer Lower Town East — Reservoir
reservoirWater storage
39.6496° N · 31.9899° E