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Metropolis
Date Added: 10th Oct 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2018

Metropolis submitted by davidmorgan on 7th Oct 2018. Panoramic view of the theatre.
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Log Text: Another climb up an acropolis.
Magnesia on the Meander
Date Added: 10th Oct 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2018
Magnesia on the Meander submitted by AlexHunger on 8th May 2007. Magnesia on the Meander Temple of Zeus Sosipolis in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin.
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Log Text: A marvellous stadium. One day they'll excavate the theatre which should be pretty good too.
Smyrna Agora
Date Added: 10th Oct 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 24th Sep 2018

Smyrna Agora submitted by davidmorgan on 8th Oct 2018. View of the site.
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Log Text: Only fairly impressive.
Tas Kule
Date Added: 10th Oct 2018
Site Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2018

Tas Kule submitted by ivanjohnson on 9th Oct 2014. Taş Kule Persian style tomb restored.
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Log Text: Nice carving out of the bedrock. The garden is a bit untended.
Kyme (Aeolis)
Date Added: 10th Oct 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2018

Kyme (Aeolis) submitted by davidmorgan on 8th Oct 2018. Ancient and modern ports.
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Log Text: A lovely little site.
Phokaia
Date Added: 10th Oct 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 24th Sep 2018

Phokaia submitted by davidmorgan on 7th Oct 2018. They seem to be digging farther down through the layers.
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Log Text: Not much remains.
Belevi Mausoleum
Date Added: 10th Oct 2018
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2018

Belevi Mausoleum submitted by davidmorgan on 7th Oct 2018. The site was locked. A view from outside the fence.
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Log Text: It was locked.
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Date Added: 11th Oct 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2018

Apollonia ad Rhyndacum submitted by davidmorgan on 11th Oct 2018. The theatre is just a shape in the hillside. Hardly noticeable.
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Log Text: I did see some archaeologists working on a small section of this.
Bergama Tumulus
Date Added: 11th Oct 2018
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2018
Bergama Tumulus 1 submitted by AlexHunger on 1st Oct 2007. One of three Lydian grave tumuli in Bergama, the site of Pergamon.
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Log Text: A bit neglected in central Bergama.
Klazomenai
Date Added: 15th Dec 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 24th Sep 2018

Klazomenai submitted by davidmorgan on 12th Dec 2018. Reconstructed olive oil production buildings by the excavations at Klazomenai.
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Log Text: I was shown around by the guard there. Interesting olive oil presses.
Rock Cones of Urgup (Cappadocia)
Date Added: 10th Feb 2019
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 10th Feb 1982

Rock Cones of Urgup (Cappadocia) submitted by Creative Commons on 10th Feb 2019. The Fairy Chimneys Site in Turkey ...in wonderful Cappadocia! Image copyright: Reuben Degiorgio, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Hacilar
Date Added: 16th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Couldn't find on 15th Oct 2006

Hacilar submitted by davidmorgan on 16th Oct 2019. New excavations at Hacılar. Photo source: Hürriyet Daily News.
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Log Text: Nothing to show in 2006 but they've been excavating it since.
Fethiye Museum
Date Added: 3rd Nov 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2012
Log Text: None
Gezbeli
Date Added: 21st Nov 2023
Site Type: Carving
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 10th Oct 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5

Gezbeli submitted by davidmorgan on 21st Nov 2023. Sorry about this. I spent about ten minutes staring at this rock-face trying to make out the carved relief here.
Anyway, this is the place to look. Photo taken in 2011. I had already failed to see it previously in 2008. You need to get there early for the sun.
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Log Text: Not visible without morning sunlight.
Vitlycke Museum
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: Sweden (Bohuslän)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2003

Vitlycke Museum submitted by davidmorgan on 31st Jan 2007. Vitlycke sacrificial bog.
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Fossum (Tanum)
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2010
Site Type: Carving
Country: Sweden (Bohuslän)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2003

Fossum (Tanum) submitted by davidmorgan on 29th Aug 2007. Some of the nicest rock carvings I've ever seen.
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Vitlycke Carvings
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2010
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Sweden (Bohuslän)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2003

Vitlycke Carvings submitted by davidmorgan on 24th Oct 2008. A whale.
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Aspeberget
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2010
Site Type: Carving
Country: Sweden (Bohuslän)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2003

Aspeberget submitted by greywether on 16th Jul 2005. This is described as a solar symbol being carried by two women. (In Swedish rock art, women are identified by their "pony tails".)
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Litsleby
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2010
Site Type: Carving
Country: Sweden (Bohuslän)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2003

Litsleby submitted by greywether on 17th Jul 2005. A group of horse riders with weapons.
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Tanums Hällristningar
Date Added: 5th Oct 2011
Site Type: Carving
Country: Sweden (Bohuslän)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2003

Tanums Hällristningar submitted by Meginring on 7th Feb 2007. When moving around the area of Tanums Hällristningar, the blue, black and white Site-of-interest sign is there to look out for. At the main sites there is more visitor information in a couple of languages.
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