Mopsuestia — Pyramidal Pyramid Road Station
Hittite Mopsos to Roman (1300 BCE–400 CE)·Mopsos/House of Mopsos, Roman Mamistra·🇹🇷 Adana Province, Turkey
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About Mopsuestia — Pyramidal Pyramid Road Station
Mopsuestia — Pyramidal Pyramid Road Station in Adana Province, Turkey is a Hittite Mopsos to Roman (1300 BCE–400 CE) ancient-city attributed to Mopsos/House of Mopsos, Roman Mamistra. Bridge city controlling Ceyhan crossing with 9-arch Roman bridge 133 m. Mopsuestia 9-arch Roman bridge with Hittite statue of Mopsos (now Adana museum).
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. 700 BCE
- Period
- Hittite Mopsos to Roman (1300 BCE–400 CE)
- Culture
- Mopsos/House of Mopsos, Roman Mamistra
- Purpose
- Bridge city controlling Ceyhan crossing with 9-arch Roman bridge 133 m
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 700 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.9600° N · 35.6200° E · 25 m · 3 mapped features
Mopsuestia — Pyramidal Pyramid Road Station — Enclosure Circuit
wallsEnclosing walls or terrace walls
36.9601° N · 35.6201° EMopsuestia — Pyramidal Pyramid Road Station — Church/Mosque Annex
churchByzantine church or mosque
36.9598° N · 35.6202° EMopsuestia — Pyramidal Pyramid Road Station — Cistern Cluster
cisternPlastered cisterns
36.9604° N · 35.6198° E