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Bagarcik Kalesi |
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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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Kapikiri |
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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 northeast of the Heracleia under Latmos; to the northwest of the Milas Disctrict of the Mugla Province. It is located on a 800 m high saddle of a mountain; 100 m above the road running from Çatal Geçit to the east. |
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| Research and Excavation: A survey was conducted in 1994-95 by Peschlow. |
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| Remains: The settlement measuring 350x100 m is surrounded by a ring-type city wall. It is also fortified by a 1.3-2.6 m thick wall surrounding the acropolis over the hill. Both city walls were built in double line. They are presumably dated back to the 4th century AD The outer wall is pierced by eight towers and one bastion. To the northwest lies a fortress; which might have also been inhabited as residence. To the north and south are two large gates; and to the east two smaller ones. In the acropolis there is a square building which measures 17.6x17.7 m. It has been suggested that the small 4.7 m long building in the midst might have been a cult area. The intramural buildings; which measure around 10x16 m; can be houses. With double walls; they have one or two entrances. The wall blocks are from an earlier date; which were most probably re-inhabited; however no information is available about their initial periods of inhabitation and re-construction. On the northern gate; which should have been inscribed; there is a 240 cm high rock altar. The inscriptions were removed; so no dating is possible [Peschlow 1997:143-144]. The investigations yielded 36 tombs; three cremations; and others being inhumations. The rock tombs are specific to the Latmos region. The deep pits with vertical corners measure 180x40-50 cm; with a depth of 40-50 cm. They are topped with rectangular lids. Limited number of tombs indicates a small population. It is still uncertain if Bagarcik was a settlement or a sanctuary area. No inscriptions were found. The potsherds collected from the surface indicate that the settlement had been inhabited from the 4th century to the Roman Period [Peschlow 1996:212-213]. |
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