Tlos — Rock Tombs Eastern Extension
Lycian–Roman (500 BCE–200 CE)·Lycian (Tlos was Lycia capital)·🇹🇷 Muğla Province, Turkey
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About Tlos — Rock Tombs Eastern Extension
Tlos — Rock Tombs Eastern Extension in Muğla Province, Turkey is a Lycian–Roman (500 BCE–200 CE) rock_cut attributed to Lycian (Tlos was Lycia capital). Eastern cliff extension 800 m of Tlos rock tombs beyond Bellerophon tomb near castle spur. Tlos eastern extension 30 tombs beyond Bellerophon tomb spolia castle of Ottomans.
Why it mattersKey Lycian (Tlos was Lycia capital) 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 earliest tombs
- Period
- Lycian–Roman (500 BCE–200 CE)
- Culture
- Lycian (Tlos was Lycia capital)
- Purpose
- Eastern cliff extension 800 m of Tlos rock tombs beyond Bellerophon tomb near castle spur
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 BCE earliest tombs
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.5500° N · 29.4200° E · 200 m · 4 mapped features
Tlos — Rock Tombs Eastern Extension — Rock-Cut Façade Tomb
facadeTemple-façon tomb façades
36.5502° N · 29.4201° ETlos — Rock Tombs Eastern Extension — Cliff Necropolis Row
rowRow of chamber tombs
36.5498° N · 29.4202° ETlos — Rock Tombs Eastern Extension — Sarcophagus Field
sarcophagusFree-standing sarcophagi
36.5505° N · 29.4198° ETlos — Rock Tombs Eastern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureWalled secondary area
36.5496° N · 29.4199° E