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Sandalion |
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Fortress |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Burdur |
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District:
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Aglasun |
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Village:
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Harmancik |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Hellenistic Roman |
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| It is located on a steep rocky area of 185x30 m; north of the Harmancik Village; southeast of the ancient city of Sagalassos within the borders of the Aglasun District of the Burdur Province. Called as Sandalasar at present; Sandalion was a local Pisidian fortress. In the ancient resources; it is referred as the only Pisidian fortress which resisted to the King Amyntas [Strabo 12; 6; 4]. The postherds of the Sagalassos red slip ware and the Sagalassos coin minted during the period of Claudius Gothicus II show that the fortress was incorporated into Sagalassos during the Roman Period. It is part of a chain of fortresses which controlled the territorium of Sagalassos. When overviewed; Kapikaya and Adada to the northeast; and Cremna to the south are observable. Probably maintained its presence until the Early Christianity Period. Surveys were conducted in 1994-95 under the direction of M. Waelkens on behalf of the Leuven Catholic University; which yielded no traces of any public buildings so that it was thought that Sandalion was only a fortress. The gaps allowed by the rocks to the southeast are fortified with a 2.2 m thick wall. Constructed in emplecton technique with polygonal stones; the wall survived up to a height of 3.5 m. There are some houses carved into the rock on the tophill. Among the remains other than the fortifications are a rock temple and rokc graves. Many terrace walls were found on the surrounding slopes. One of the highest terraces have a cistern of 6x2.5 m with a depth of at least 3 m; which were made by pebbles; bricks and mortar and covered by pink plaster. Similar to Kapikaya; rock graves with acrosolium decorated with niches were also found at Sandal Asar. |
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