Hierapolis Apollo Temple Plutonion Entrance
Hierapolis Apollo Temple Plutonion Entrance North Annex · Hierapolis Site
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional·Classical·🇹🇷 Denizli, Hierapolis, Turkey
Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
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About Hierapolis Apollo Temple Plutonion Entrance
Hierapolis Apollo Temple Plutonion Entrance in Denizli, Hierapolis, Turkey is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal sanctuary 80 × 55 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.9250N 29.1250E controls access to Denizli resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey temple complex for Denizli, Hierapolis, illustrating Classical 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. 450 BCE–100 CE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Sanctuary and ceremonial centre for state cult
- Rediscovered
- 1972 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 450 BCE–100 CE
Initial construction of Hierapolis Apollo Temple Plutonion Entrance main structure
c. 1912
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1972–2017
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hierapolis Apollo Temple Plutonion Entrance) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.9250° N · 29.1250° E · 164 m · 4 mapped features
- Hierapolis Apollo Temple Plutonion Entrance — Main StructurestructurePrincipal temple complex — Sanctuary 80 × 55 m with diagnostic masonry/panel37.9258° N · 29.1259° E
- Hierapolis Apollo Temple Plutonion Entrance — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature37.9240° N · 29.1243° E
- Hierapolis Apollo Temple Plutonion Entrance — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial37.9265° N · 29.1262° E
- Hierapolis Apollo Temple Plutonion Entrance — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site37.9234° N · 29.1239° E
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