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<< Text Pages >> Amos (Caria) - Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey

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Multi-periodSite Name: Amos (Caria)
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 0.214 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Marmaris  Nearest Village: Kumlubük
Latitude: 36.756447N  Longitude: 28.266888E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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 4 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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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Muğla Province, Turkey

A Rhodian settlement in Caria which joined the Delian League in the 5th century BCE. Remains include a theatre, city walls and necropolis.
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Excavations to start in city of Amos for the first time by davidmorgan on Thursday, 17 December 2015
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Archaeological excavations will soon begin on the ancient city of Amos, which has never been the subject of a dig. However, no sponsor has yet been found to help cover part of the costs of the endeavor.

Excavations are soon set to start on the 2,200-year-old Amos, one of the most important ancient cities in the southwestern province of Muğla’s Marmaris district.

Located on a hill in the Turunç neighborhood’s Kumlubük area, Amos will host teams from the Marmaris Museum Directorate, Selçuk University and the Marmaris Trade Chamber (MTO) during the excavation process.

MTO Chairman Mehmet Baysal said they had previously made environmental arrangements in Amos and registered the monumental artifacts in the ancient city, which is almost 25 kilometers away from the center.

He said that for the archaeological excavations, they had initiated joint work with the Marmaris Museum Directorate and Selçuk University.

“We have finished the feasibility work. The university determined a budget of 467,000 Turkish Liras for the excavations, which are set to continue for three years,” he said.

He said works would start in the ancient city in the event that they found a budget, noting that the university was looking for a sponsor. “If they can’t find a sponsor, the chamber will provide support,” he added.

Baysal said they planned to start excavations next fall. “The ancient city of Amos has never been excavated. University academics, who will carry out works there, think they will be able to find very precious artifacts in Amos and make a great contribution to tourism in Marmaris.”

One of the most important cities of the Union of Rhodes, Amos means “the Goddess Temple” in a dialect of Ancient Greek.

Known as Samnaios in the Hellenistic era, Apollon was considered the leading god of the city.

The city is surrounded by 1.8-meter-thick and 3.5-meter-high walls and towers. The city, whose most important surviving structure is a theater, was settled from the Hellenistic era until the Eastern Roman era.

The ancient city also has terraces where the coves around the area can be seen, together with the sunrise and sunset.

Rental agreements from the second century B.C., which were unearthed during excavations in 1984 by Professor George Ewart Bean, show that Amos’ history dates back 2,200 years ago.

The ancient city was declared a first-degree archaeological site on Oct. 14, 1978.

Source: Hürriyet
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