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<< Our Photo Pages >> Xanthos - Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey

Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 23 July 2006  Page Views: 6257

Multi-periodSite Name: Xanthos
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Antaly  Nearest Village: Kinikli
Latitude: 36.356170N  Longitude: 29.318580E
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
2 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
0No data.
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
0no data
5

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Xanthos
Xanthos submitted by davidmorgan : The theatre, a sarcophagus and the pillar on the right is the Harpy Tomb, the frieze from which is now in the British Museum. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey

Ancient capital of Lycia, blending of Lycian and Hellenic influence. A fairly ruined theatre there.
Unesco World Heritage Site.
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Xanthos submitted by KaiHofmann : Xanthos settlement. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Xanthos submitted by KaiHofmann (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Xanthos submitted by KaiHofmann (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Xanthos submitted by durhamnature : The Nereid, now mostly in the British Museum, from "Handbook of Greek Archaeology" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Xanthos submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Turkey xanthos settlement (Vote or comment on this photo)

Xanthos
Xanthos submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Turkey, xanthos settlement

Xanthos
Xanthos submitted by davidmorgan : The Harpy Tomb taken from the pillar in the first photo above. In the British Museum.

Xanthos
Xanthos submitted by davidmorgan : The Nereid Monument was probably built for Arbinas, a Xanthian dynast who died around 380BCE, and his family. His name appears on the Inscribed Pillar at Xanthos. In the British Museum.

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Xanthos submitted by ModernExplorers : Inside one of the tombs.

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Xanthos submitted by ModernExplorers : Another tomb in Xanthos.

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Xanthos submitted by ModernExplorers : A tomb carved in to the rock.

Xanthos
Xanthos submitted by ModernExplorers : There were many rock-cut tombs on the other side of the hill.

Xanthos
Xanthos submitted by davidmorgan : One of the Nereids from Xanthos in the British Museum. Very nice carving.

Xanthos
Xanthos submitted by davidmorgan : The Xanthian Obelisk carved with the longest Lycian inscription ever found.

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