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Termessos
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 16th Jul 2007
Termessos submitted by h_fenton on 16th Jul 2007. The Odeon at Termessos.
5 May 2003
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Chimera
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2007
Chimera submitted by h_fenton on 1st Sep 2007. One of the largest flames of the Chimera at night (Olimpos/Olympos, Turkey). This particular flame is no more than a metre tall most flames are only a few inches.
In ancient times the flame are thought to have been larger. I was at the site for about twenty minutes and the flame sizes varied quite a lot during that period.
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Hierapolis
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 1st Oct 2007
Hierapolis submitted by h_fenton on 1st Oct 2007. Roman Theatre at Hierapolis
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Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 2nd Oct 2007
Istanbul Archaeological Museum submitted by h_fenton on 2nd Oct 2007. The 'Alexander Sarcophagus', it gets it name from a scene on it that depicts 'Alexander the Great' winning a victory over the Persians. The sarcophagus came from the 'Royal Necropolis of Sidon' in what is now Lebanon and was made in the last quarter of the 4thcenturyBC (325-300BC). there is some argument amongst scholars about who's sarcophagus it was but the traditional view is that it belonged to King Abdalonymos of Sidon.
The Alexander Sarcophagus is on display in Istanbul Archaeological...
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Arykanda
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 18th Nov 2007
Arykanda submitted by h_fenton on 18th Nov 2007. General view across the lower central part of Arykanda
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Limyra
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 20th Nov 2007
Limyra submitted by h_fenton on 20th Nov 2007. looking across a flooded street.
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Column of Constantine
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 24th Nov 2007
Column of Constantine submitted by h_fenton on 24th Nov 2007. The column of Constantine in 2003 before it became shrouded in scaffolding for restoration 2004-2007?
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Cendere Bridge
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Trackway
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 7th Mar 2008
Cendere Bridge submitted by h_fenton on 7th Mar 2008. Cendere Bridge showing the gorge that the river flows out from
12 May 2003
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Istanbul Amenhotep III Obelisk
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 9th Jul 2008
Istanbul Amenhotep III Obelisk submitted by h_fenton on 9th Jul 2008. views of the Marble base below Istanbul Amenhotep III Obelisk, showing crowd scenes at the hippodrome.
the obelisk stands on some metal feet (looks like bronze) on top of this block of marble. in the right photo you can see where some of the hieroglyphics have been truncated when the lower part of the obelisk was removed.
24 April 2008
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Spiral Column
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Carving
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 10th Jul 2008
Spiral Column submitted by h_fenton on 10th Jul 2008. Spiral Column in the Hippodrome (Atmeydani) in Istanbul, in the background you can see the nearby Amenhotep III Obelisk
24 April 2008
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Hattuşa
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 7th May 2009
Hattuşa submitted by h_fenton on 7th May 2009. Panoramic view over the lower city area (and Great Temple), Hattuşa, Turkey.
27 April 2008
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Arsameia
Date Added: 4th Apr 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 16th Jan 2011
Arsameia submitted by h_fenton on 16th Jan 2011. The largest Greek inscription in Anatolia, at Arsameia, the inscription covers the flat area of rock above the tunnel/shaft entrance.
The shaft/tunnel descends 158metres at an angle into the hillside.
12 May 2003
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Bukhara Ark
Date Added: 3rd Feb 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Uzbekistan
Visited: Yes on 29th Nov 2011
Bukhara Ark submitted by h_fenton on 29th Nov 2011. Demolishing the outer facing of the reconstructed old city walls (Bukhara Ark) prior to reconstructing them again.
29 May 2008
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Menai Bridge Gorsedd Circle
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 7th May 2009
Menai Bridge Gorsedd Circle submitted by h_fenton on 7th May 2009. Menai Bridge Gorsedd Circle, Anglesey.
2 January 2009
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Anglesey Eisteddfod Circle
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2009
Anglesey Eisteddfod Circle submitted by h_fenton on 1st Jun 2009. Eisteddfod circle at Beaumaris
30 May 2009 @ 7.05am
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Trefignath
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2010
Trefignath submitted by h_fenton on 1st Jun 2010. Trefignath chambered tomb, an oblique aerial view.
29 May 2010
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Dinas Bran
Date Added: 28th Dec 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Denbighshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Dec 2010
Dinas Bran submitted by h_fenton on 1st Dec 2010. A kite Aerial Photograph of Dinas Bran, the ruins of the medieval castle and the ramparts of the earlier Iron Age hillfort can be seen.
28 May 2010 @ 7.06pm
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Tre'r Ceiri
Date Added: 25th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jun 2010
Tre'r Ceiri submitted by h_fenton on 6th Jun 2010. Looking over part of Tre'r Ceiri and the Llŷn Peninsula.
Kite Aerial Photograph
30 May 2010.
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Dinas Dinlle
Date Added: 28th Dec 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 30th Nov 2010
Dinas Dinlle submitted by h_fenton on 30th Nov 2010. A Kite Aerial Photograph of Dinas Dinlle., viewed from the north. There was very little wind and it was difficult to get the camera into the air.
The kite was flown here outside the operating hours of nearby Caernarfon Airport.
30 May 2010 @ 7.52pm
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Penarth
Date Added: 28th Dec 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 10th Dec 2010
Penarth submitted by h_fenton on 10th Dec 2010. Penarth Chambered Tomb
Infrared - 760nm filter
30 May 2010
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