Perge — South Gate Courtyard Niche
Perge S Niche
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇹🇷 Antalya, Aksu, Perge, Turkey
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About Perge — South Gate Courtyard Niche
Perge — South Gate Courtyard Niche in Antalya, Aksu, Perge, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary settlement. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area unmeasured ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 20 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1165 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1884
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.9600° N · 30.8500° E · 20 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Perge — South Gate Courtyard Niche — structure with stratified deposits36.9609° N · 30.8506° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Perge — South Gate Courtyard Niche — complex with stratified deposits36.9581° N · 30.8513° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Perge — South Gate Courtyard Niche — outlier with stratified deposits36.9584° N · 30.8524° E
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Perge — South Gate Courtyard Niche — hydraulic with stratified deposits36.9624° N · 30.8515° E
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