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Payallar Yaylasi Aniti |
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Sanctuary |
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Mediterranean |
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Antalya |
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District:
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Alanya |
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Payallar |
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Survey |
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| A monument was discovered inside a sinkhole which is accessed through a cave based on the testimonies of the villagers 3 km north of the Payallar Upland of Alanyalilar at the peak of the Taurus Mountains between Hadim and Alanya boundaries during the Hadim-Bozkir Surveys conducted under the direction of H. Bahar in 1989. It is 18.1 km southwest from Hadim, and 15 km south from Korualan. It was researched during the Surveys at Konya-Karaman Region by H. Bahar et al. in 2006. The monument is located on the internal surface of the rocky sinkhole facing west and consists of four steps. There is a circle drawn onto the rock on the upper section of these steps. It is assumed that this kind of altars which give the impression of Iron Age, were used during the Roman Period [Bahar 2008:240]. |
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