Kaunos — Rock Tomb Annexe at Dalyan Lake Channel
Lycian / Karian (4th c. BCE)·Carian–Lycian border Kaunos·🇹🇷 Muğla Province, Turkey
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About Kaunos — Rock Tomb Annexe at Dalyan Lake Channel
Kaunos — Rock Tomb Annexe at Dalyan Lake Channel in Muğla Province, Turkey is a Lycian / Karian (4th c. BCE) rock_cut attributed to Carian–Lycian border Kaunos. Rock-cut temple façade tombs 6 along Dalyan channel beyond main Kaunos acropolis. Kaunos terracotta façade tombs modelled after Iykyan temple at 15 m height.
Why it mattersKey Carian–Lycian border Kaunos 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 / Karian (4th c. BCE)
- Culture
- Carian–Lycian border Kaunos
- Purpose
- Rock-cut temple façade tombs 6 along Dalyan channel beyond main Kaunos acropolis
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 400 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.8300° N · 28.6200° E · 20 m · 3 mapped features
- Kaunos — Rock Tomb Annexe at Dalyan Lake Channel — Rock-Cut Façade TombfacadeTemple-façon tomb façades36.8302° N · 28.6201° E
- Kaunos — Rock Tomb Annexe at Dalyan Lake Channel — Cliff Necropolis RowrowRow of chamber tombs36.8298° N · 28.6202° E
- Kaunos — Rock Tomb Annexe at Dalyan Lake Channel — Sarcophagus FieldsarcophagusFree-standing sarcophagi36.8305° N · 28.6198° E
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