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Multi-periodSite Name: Ephesus
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Izmir  Nearest Village: Kusadasi
Latitude: 37.936600N  Longitude: 27.344800E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Ephesus
Ephesus submitted by Humbucker : Columns of the agora (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Turkey. Settled during the Greek dark ages and later major metropolis under Greeks and Romans until the harbour silted up. Former site of the temple of Artemis, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.

The theatre is very large.

Page originally by Alex Hunger

Note: The discovery of an amulet during excavations at the Çukuriçi mound puts the founding date of the city back at least a millennium to 7000 BC
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Ephesus submitted by durhamnature : The theatre, Ephesus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ephesus submitted by DrewParsons : The theatre photographed in September 1999 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ephesus submitted by DrewParsons : Jill and Drew at Ephesus by the relief of the Goddess Nike in September 1999 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ephesus submitted by pab : Site in Turkey Ephesus: Library of Celsus. Do not judge a book by its cover, nor a library by its frontage! This side view taken from the Mercentile Agora over the Gate of Mazeus & Mithradates shows how shallow the facade is. The detail of some of the stonework is exquisite, and care seems to have been taken to distinguish between reinstated sections and fill-ins? (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ephesus submitted by pab : Ephesus: Library of Celsus. The facade visible today is a restoration undertaken beyween 1970 and 1978 - the library fabric having been discovered in excavations in 1904. (Which is presumably why the library seems to be absent from the aerial photo taken in 1967 used on the Information Panel for the Terraced Houses?) (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ephesus submitted by davidmorgan : The theatre viewed from the Arkadiane or Harbour Street.

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Ephesus submitted by durhamnature : The Library of Celsus, Ephesus

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Ephesus submitted by DrewParsons : Arch in front of the Temple of Hadrian in September 1999

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Ephesus submitted by Humbucker : View from the top of the theatre of Ephesus. The road leads to the ancient harbour which silted up - the coast is now several kilometres away!

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Ephesus submitted by Humbucker : Looking up at the façade of the Celsus Library

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Ephesus submitted by DrewParsons : I first visited Ephesus in September 1963 when there were no other visitors. My pal found an old Greek coin between the flag stone pavement joints. This photo was taken 36 years later by when the mass tourist industry had discovered the site.

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Ephesus submitted by DrewParsons : The library in September 1999

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Ephesus submitted by pab : Ephesus: Terraced Houses. Close to the magnificent Library frontage, there is a covered area for which an additional charge is payable. There are real delights waiting for you inside - these are not terraced houses as those of us who were brought up in British cities may think of them - they are houses built up in terraces up the slope! From humble shops at street level to villas highe...

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Ephesus submitted by AlexHunger : 2nd century CE Ephesus Roman Baths

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Ephesus submitted by davidmorgan : View from the theatre to the silted up harbour in the distance.

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Ephesus submitted by Humbucker : Curetes Street looking towards the theatre & harbour. Taken from the houses on the hill.

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Ephesus submitted by Unknown : Lost photo - please add a comment if you can identify it, or if it is your photo

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Ephesus submitted by AlexHunger : Ephesus south gate next to the libaray on the way to the Agora.

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Ephesus submitted by Humbucker : One of the aqueducts which supplied Ephesus with water. This one is in the nearby town of Selcuk.

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Ephesus submitted by Humbucker : The Celsus Library

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Ephesus submitted by davidmorgan : The Library of Celsus.

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Ephesus submitted by davidmorgan : The terraced houses.

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Ephesus submitted by Humbucker : A view along the sacred road (Roman period).

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Ephesus submitted by Humbucker : Ephesus. The flying Nike holding a wreath, originally from The Heracles Gate.

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Ephesus submitted by Humbucker : Ephesus. Difficult work pushing a baby up the hill even if it is a marble street!

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Discovery of amulet changes history of Ephesus by davidmorgan on Thursday, 01 October 2015
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The history of the ancient city of Ephesus was believed to have stretched back 8,000 years ago, but the discovery of an amulet shows that it is at least one millennium older.

An amulet figure that has been unearthed during excavations at the Çukuriçi mound in Ephesus has revealed that the ancient city is actually nine millennia old.

Made of black stone and believed to have been used as jewelry, the 2.1-centimeter amulet brings the history of Ephesus 9,000 years back – a full 1,000 years earlier than previously believed.

The figure is now on display at the Ephesus Museum. The museum’s director, Cengiz Topal, said the figure was found in 2013 during Çukuriçi Mound excavations and delivered to the facility.

Stating that experts had worked on the figure to determine its history, Topal said: “According to their evaluations, the figure dates back to the seventh century B.C., the Neolithic Age. At the time, the history of the settlement in and around Ephesus dated back to 7,000 B.C. The details on the figure completely have the traces of the Neolithic Age. Elements like breasts and hips on the figure are exaggerated; they were made with an engraving technique. The face is not detailed. Since it was used as an amulet, it has a hole in its neck part.”

The 9,000-year-old piece of jewelry, which changes the history of Ephesus, bears similarities with artifacts that were unearthed during excavations in other places in Anatolia, said Topal. “We know that similar examples have been found in the Hacışar Mound in Burdur, the Ulucak Mound in İzmir and in Greece.”

Topal defended the idea that the figure changed the history of Ephesus.

“According to previous data, the history of Ephesus dated back to the 4,500s B.C. and later on to the 6,000s B.C. But considering the excavations in the Çukuriçi and Arvalya mounds, we can say that it dates back to the Neolithic Age, namely, the 7,000s. The ancient city had a history of 6,000 years. This figure made us to reconsider the history of settlement in all of Anatolia. It dates back to the Neolithic Age – 9,000 years ago.”

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Re: Ephesus by PAB on Saturday, 27 February 2010
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Something new at Ephesus! For those who are rather glad they managed to visit Ephesus before the hoards of cruise ship coaches started to descend, there really is something worth going back for!

The 'Terraced Houses' are now open. This may not sound like much of a draw for those of us who think of the term as referring to 2-up 2-down, back-to-back rows as I was used to in my youth....but please think again.

You pay extra, but we found it worth every penny - I have posted a few pictures to help those who have been in 'quieter times' work out where they are and what they contain.

These pictures were taken in October 2009 - wouldn't have wanted to be there in the height of summer though!
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