TY  - JOUR
TI  - Pre-Classical Habitation at Tlos, Lycia
AB  - In this paper we present the results of analysis of pre-Classical finds recently discoveredduring archaeological excavations in the areaof the stadium on the eastern outskirts of theacropolis of Tlos in Lycia. These excavationshave helped us identify at least two culturallayers pre-dating the Early Iron Age layer beneath the remains of the Hellenistic stadium:the first layer dates to the early phase of theMiddle Chalcolithic sometime around the early fifth millennium BC, while the other represents the Late Bronze Age. Recovery of findsrepresenting the Late Bronze Age at Tlos nowcomplements studies aiming to prove that thelands of the Lukka were not void of habitation during this period. This evidence couldalso be used in favor of theories equating theDalawa/Talawa mentioned in Hittite recordswith Tlos (Lycian Tlawa). The prominent position of Tlos overlooking the northern part ofthe Xanthus River valley, a natural route between the Lycian coast and its hinterland, wasan important factor that made the site favorablefor habitation for millennia.
AU  - KORKUT, TANER
AU  - Sezgin, Kudret
AU  - TAKAOĞLU, Turan
PY  - 2019
JO  - Adalya
VL  - 22
IS  - 22
SN  - 1301-2746
SP  - 25
EP  - 44
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/330158
ER  -