Mallus — Cilician Temple-Tell
Hittite to Roman (1500 BCE–200 CE)·Tarqu/ Phoenician Moxos·🇹🇷 Adana Province, Turkey
About
About Mallus — Cilician Temple-Tell
Mallus — Cilician Temple-Tell in Adana Province, Turkey is a Hittite to Roman (1500 BCE–200 CE) tell attributed to Tarqu/ Phoenician Moxos. Coastal mound and Athena temple at Ceyhan delta, oracle of Mallus (Alexander consults). Mallus oracle of Amphilochus visited by Alexander before Issus.
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. 1500 BCE Hittite; temple 400 BCE
- Period
- Hittite to Roman (1500 BCE–200 CE)
- Culture
- Tarqu/ Phoenician Moxos
- Purpose
- Coastal mound and Athena temple at Ceyhan delta, oracle of Mallus (Alexander consults)
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE Hittite; temple 400 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.7600° N · 35.4900° E · 10 m · 3 mapped features
Mallus — Cilician Temple-Tell — High Tell Summit
summitSummit with buildings
36.7601° N · 35.4901° EMallus — Cilician Temple-Tell — Lower Slopes
slopeLower settlement slopes
36.7598° N · 35.4902° EMallus — Cilician Temple-Tell — Fortification Glacis
glacisGlacis
36.7604° N · 35.4898° E