©The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey - TAY Project


Bozdurmus Kalintilari

For site maps and drawings please click on the picture...

maps

For photographs please click on the photo...

Bozdurmuş Kalıntıları
Type:
Artifact Scatter
Altitude:
m
Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Isparta
District:
Senirkent
Village:
Gençali
Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:

     


It is located in Bozdurmus Quarter in Gençali Village; Senirkent District of Isparta Province. The settlement appears in the Isparta Culture Inventory which was achieved after the surveys organized by the Isparta Province Culture and Tourism Directorship in 2009. On the southern skirt of the North hill, there are many burial chambers with dromos which were carved into rock. The entrance to the chambers is provided by the carved doors in square shape, which is accessible through two steps leading down to a pit. The roofs of the chamber are vaultered or pitched. There are large amount of architectural blocks and two stelae with triangular shaped pediment on the South Hill where several sheep folds and village houses are located. One of the stelae bears four human figures which were frontally depicted while the other one has three busts. In the terraces where the village houses are situated, a lot of ancient materials can be seen. There are Roman burial chambers carved into bedrock on the southern skirt of the quarter and the northern skirt of Kümbet Hill.
Location:
Geography and Environment:
History:
Research and Excavation:
Stratigraphy:
Small Finds:
Remains:
Interpretation and Dating:


To List