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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sanctuary of Eurymedon - Cave or Rock Shelter in Turkey

Submitted by davidmorgan on Friday, 15 February 2008  Page Views: 7134

Natural PlacesSite Name: Sanctuary of Eurymedon Alternative Name: Zindan Mağarası, Tymbriada, Zindan Cave
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 22.258 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Eğirdir  Nearest Village: Aksu
Latitude: 37.811522N  Longitude: 31.085408E
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.
 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
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
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Sanctuary of Eurymedon
Sanctuary of Eurymedon submitted by davidmorgan : A ruined Byzantine church with the Zindan Cave behind. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cave or Rock Shelter in Isparta Province, Turkey.

A Roman sanctuary of the river god Eurymedon, a statue of whom was found here and is now in the Isparta museum.
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Sanctuary of Eurymedon
Sanctuary of Eurymedon submitted by davidmorgan : The Roman bridge over the Eurymedon River (Köprüçay) in front of the Zindan Cave. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sanctuary of Eurymedon
Sanctuary of Eurymedon submitted by davidmorgan : The statue of the river god Eurymedon which was found here and is now in the Isparta Museum. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sanctuary of Eurymedon
Sanctuary of Eurymedon submitted by davidmorgan : The entrance to the cave. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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The Sanctuary at Zindan Cave in the Light of the New Archaeological Evidence by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 04 February 2014
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The excavation at Zindan Mağarası (cave) began in 2002, under the direction of the Isparta Museum directorate. During the 2002 campaign a mosaic floor was unearthened upon which the head of the God Eurymedon is depicted. During excavations in front of the cave a wall from the second century A.D. and a wall dating from the third century A.D. were discovered. The authors suggest that the former could be a temenos wall while the latter wall could have been a platform, while the apse wall of a chapel, built from spolien was found in the same locality. These excavations supplied considerable architectural material that will help to identify the architectural character of this sanctuary. The excavations in front of the cave exposed a long period of occupation, extending from the Early Hellenistic to the Seljuk Period. In 2003 two important inscriptions were found showing that the temple in front of the cave was dedicated to Meter Theon Veginos. Nevertheless, the evidence obtained both from the excavations and the survey in the vicinity show that the cult centre in front of the cave was dedicated to at least three gods: Zeus, Cybele and Eurymedon. From the finds of coins from Sagalassos, Perge, Selge and Antiocheia from within the excavated area and the fact that this sanctuary was located by an important road connection, it can be suggested that the cult centre had local, but was also of regional importance. The monastery church built upon the hill facing the cave shows that the religious character of the site was maintained for centuries.

Source: Gephyra - a Journal for the Ancient History and Cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean
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