The Archaic-Classical Settlement and the Sepulchre Street

The Archaic-Classical Settlement and the Sepulchre Street (HM2667)

Location: , İzmir 35920 Selçuk
Country: Turkey
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N 37° 56.379', E 27° 20.442'

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In the 8th century B.C. a village settlement was founded at the bay where the sea reached up to the Roman-period West Gate of the Agora; this settlement is probably Smyrna, attested in literature. Excavations in the western part of the Agora have revealed five architectural phases of residences: initially single-room, rectangular or oval houses developed over time into complexes with numerous rooms and inner courtyards. In the mid-6th century the coastal part of the settlement was abandoned due to the rising sea level.

Still in the 6th century a pottery kiln was built into the ruins; also an industrial enterprise existed here from mid-5th till the early 4th century B.C.

Under the eastern part of the Agora lies a graveyard from the 6th-4th centuries B.C. which expanded along the road that went through the dale between the two mountains of the town; reaching the later South Gate, it divided and its two branches ran along the shoreline.
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HM NumberHM2667
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Placed ByRepublic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the Österreichisches Archaeology Institute
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Date Added Friday, March 23rd, 2018 at 4:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)26S E 470062 N 4199173
Decimal Degrees37.93965000, 27.34070000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 56.379', E 27° 20.442'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 56' 22.7400" N, 27° 20' 26.5200" E
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Efes Harabeleri, İzmir 35920, TR
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