The Territory of Hierapolis in Phrygia

The aim of the archaeological guide to the territory of Hierapolisin Phrygia (Pamukkale) is to present the results of the research conducted by the Italian Archaeological Mission since 2005. Thisresearch has sought to reconstruct the pattern of settlement inthis area from Prehistory to the Byzantine epoch and to draw anarchaeological map. The investigated area includes the northernside of the valley of the river Lykos(the current Çürüksu), whereHierapolis was located, and the plateau of Uzunpınar, delimited tothe north by the course of the river Maeander. The research hasalso covered part of the nearby plateau of Çal, which might havefallen within the territory administered by Hierapolis, at least duringthe mid-Imperial period. After presenting the main archaeologicalevidence regarding the period before the foundation of Hierapolis,chronologically corresponding to the period from the Bronze Age tothe Phrygian epoch, the volume provides a detailed description ofthe organisation of the chora of Hierapolis from the Hellenistic tothe Byzantine periods, including the extensive quarries (of marble,travertine, alabaster and polychromatic breccia), the aqueducts thatsupplied the city, the ancient road network, the sacred areas, andthe farms and villages with their relative necropolises.

Introduction

The geomorphological context
History of studies and research
The territory of Hierapolis: topography and boundaries
Historic timeline of the territory of Hierapolis

Before Hierapolis
The hill of Höyük Tepe near Akköy (LauraCastrianni)
The settlement of Can Pınar (Uzunpınar (Laura Castrianni)
The tumulus of Alaburun

The chora of Hierapolis in the valley of the Lykos
The quarries
The marble quarries (IlariaMiccoli)
The quarries of travertine and alabaster (Immacolata Ditaranto)
The quarries of polychromatic breccia (Giacomo Di Giacomo)
A relief in the rock face of a breccia and alabaster quarry

The aqueducts
The travertine channels
The road network
The bridge of Ahmetli

The funerary tumuli of Çukurbağ-Oküzini
The farms
The baths of Karahayıt
The temple of Develi
The settlements of the chora
Küçükdereköy
Kocagözler and Asar Tepe
Eymir

The monastery of Beyinli
The alabaster and marble quarries of Gölemezli
The cave of Ballık Dere

The plateau of Uzunpınar
Thiounta
The village of Boyallı
The village of Gavurdamıarkası Tepe
The sacred areas
Apollo Karios
The Motaleis and “Motala”

Minor settlements and farms
The necropolises and “isolated” tombs
The regular division of agricultural land in the northern sector
The road network
The bridge of Cindere

The plateau of Çal
The city of Mossyna
The villages of Salouda and Melokome
The village of Kagyetta
The village of Atyochorion
The sanctuary of Apollo Helios Lairbenós
The road network

Glossary
Bibliography
Graphic and photographic references

İngilizce

2020

314 Sayfa

15 x 21 cm