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Alagün |
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City |
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Altitude:
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Region:
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Aegean |
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Province:
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Mugla |
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District:
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Milas |
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Village:
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Kazikli |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Roman Hellenistic Classical |
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| Location: It lies to the south of the Kazikli Village; west of Selimiye of the Milas District of the Mugla Province [Rocca 1992a:61-62]. |
| Geography and Environment: It is located on a fertile plain surrounded by the Kazikli Mountain to the northeast and the Salta Mountain to the west. It has a sheltered port; thus it has been suggested that it was probably a significant town during the Roman and Byzantine Periods [Rocca 1992a:61-62]. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: Researchs carried out by Rocca in 1988-89 and 1992-97 yielded two baths and one nymphanion as well as a structure with an unknown function. |
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| Remains: Researchs revealed the traces of levelling works in the mainland and shores of the island. Furthermore; underwater researchs showed an artificial isthmus connecting the mainland to the island. Remains of a Hellenistic Period settlement were observed on the skirts of the hill covering the eastern side of the Alagün Valley at the most inner part of the bay [Rocca 1994b:178; 1999:549]. Bath: The city houses two baths dating back to the Roman Period [Rocca 1999:550]. Nymphanion: A building with an arch and a single room was found. It dates back to the Roman Imperial Period and it is probably a nymphanion or an exedra [Rocca 1999:550]. Temple/Sanctuary: A relief depicting a seated goddess was found in the neighbourhood. Next to the goddess stands a deer and in the back a post supporting the cult sculpture. Researchers who found common features in a sculpture uncovered in Canacik Tepe (See Canacik Tepe) presume that the same goddess was worshipped at both places. The relief was dated back to the Hellenistic Period [Rocca 1999:549]. Structure with Unknown Function: Having a nearly rectangular plan and named as the "First Building" by the researchers; it has at least two stories. It was built by means of a local bricklaying dated back to the Late Classical or Hellenistic Period. The outer thick walls were erected by local calcerous blocks while the inner ones by irregularly placed small stones. It has been surrounded by a large room to the southwest; two smaller rooms; and another series of rooms to the northeast. It appears that the building had been occupied from the Classical-Early Hellenistic Period to the Roman Period; and it was the earliest structure in Alagün. It was suggested that it was initially built as fortified or sound; related with agricultural activities in the Alagün Valley; and then converted into a kind of a farm [Rocca 1999:549-550]. |
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