Verified36.2400° N · 29.9100° E · 750 m
Phellos — Lycian Hill City Extension
Lycian (500 BCE–200 CE)·Lycian·🇹🇷 Antalya Province, Turkey
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About Phellos — Lycian Hill City Extension
Phellos — Lycian Hill City Extension in Antalya Province, Turkey is a Lycian (500 BCE–200 CE) ancient-city attributed to Lycian. Mountain city 750 m height with theatre and cliff tombs at Phellos hill. Phellos hilltop Lycian city with cliff necropolis and rock-cut tombs at 700 m.
Why it mattersKey Lycian 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. 500 BCE
- Period
- Lycian (500 BCE–200 CE)
- Culture
- Lycian
- Purpose
- Mountain city 750 m height with theatre and cliff tombs at Phellos hill
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.2400° N · 29.9100° E · 750 m · 3 mapped features
Phellos — Lycian Hill City Extension — Theatre / Agora
theatrePublic building
36.2402° N · 29.9101° EPhellos — Lycian Hill City Extension — City Walls
wallsEnclosing walls
36.2398° N · 29.9102° EPhellos — Lycian Hill City Extension — Temple Precinct
templeTemple
36.2404° N · 29.9098° E