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Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian)
Verified36.2600° N · 29.3200° E · 5 m

Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian)

Patara Wharf N

Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Hydraulic culture·🇹🇷 Antalya, Kaş, Patara, Turkey

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About Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian)

Patara — Lighthouse Ancillary Wharf North (Lycian) in Antalya, Kaş, Patara, Turkey is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hydraulic culture. Systematic survey and magnetometry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions canal 450 m long × 3.5 m wide; reservoir 52 m × 38 m; area 30.1 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Hydraulic culture hydraulic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 5 m elevation.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Function and labor organization
  2. 02Construction technique

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 02Ritual landscape model

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
Period
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
Culture
Hydraulic culture
Purpose
Water management and hydraulic engineering
Rediscovered
1937
Excavation
Excavated

  1. c. 1500 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 1154 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1888

    Modern rediscovery and excavation

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Structures & features

36.2600° N · 29.3200° E · 5 m · 4 mapped features

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