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Haydere / Çamlidere |
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City |
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Aegean |
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Aydin |
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Bozdogan |
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Village:
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Dümen |
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Excavation |
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Hellenistic |
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| It is located on a high hill on the western slope of the Akçay Valley within the borders of the Dumen Village of the Bozdogan District of the Aydin Province [Varinlioglu 1997b:297; 1998:383]. Besides; Haydere Asari; it is also known as Çamlidere Asari or Dömen Asarı. The excavations carried out by Varinlioglu in 1995; 1996; and 1998 yielded that Haydere used to be a big settlement. The researcher believes that the site is the demos of Piginda referred by Stephanos Byzantinus [Varinlioglu 1997b:297-298]. However; the name of Bargasa on the coinage uncovered from the site aroused suspicion. According to Robert; Çamlidere is the demos of Piginda while Payton claims that the ruins at Kavakli are of Bargasa. However; the researcher believes the findspot of the coins is Çamlidere [Varinlioglu 2000:235-236]. A theatre from the Hellenistic Period was identified [Varinlioglu 1998:383]. The terrace right below the acropolis is enclosed by a temenos wall. It was found that a small temple to the south of the terrace was dedicated to Zeus Pigindenos and Hera based on the inscriptions. The structure has been heavily destructed by illicit diggings. An almost square-like chamber on a podium and pedestals; where the cult statues stood on; survived to the present day. Two statues and three inscriptions were exposed. One of the inscriptions refer to Nike; however the researchers indicate that it was not uncovered from the temple. Two statues were found in another temple located at the end of the terrace [Varinlioglu 1997b:300]. There are vaulted graves in the deep valley to the west and south of the city [Varinlioglu 1998:384]. |
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