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Asartepe |
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Fortress |
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Central Anatolia |
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Karaman |
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Sariveliler |
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| This site is in the boundaries of Sarıveliler Suburb of Karaman City, and in Alanya Suburb of Antalya City. It is documented during the survey carried out by Bahar in 2009. This fort controls Sarıveliler Suburb and Antik Alanya (Coracesium) road. Its altitude is 1,762 m. The architectural structure on the West side of the slope can be seen after climbing 1 km. The fort walls in the North and the architectural structures inside the fort suggest the existence of a building utilized for worshipping. The foundations made of sculptured stone blocks are partly visible. A relief on the hill is also unique to the Cybele cult. And the artistic resemblance between the structures as well as the Cybele relief, and the burial reliefs in Göktepe is remarkable. Intense iron clinkers are detected as well as the Roman Period pottery pieces on the surface. Aşağıboyalı Locality which is on the antique path connecting Asartepe and Sarıveliler is 13 km from Sarıveliler and on the South slopes of Erenler Mountain. Few Roman and Byzantium pottery pieces are found suggesting that this settlement was a resting point [Bahar 2011: 309]. |
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