An Ancient Road-System in The South-Western Antitaurus(Summuray)

Authors : U Bahadır ALKIM

Pages : 74-78

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Publication Date : 1959-01-20

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :During our excavations at Karatepe from 1947 to 1952 and in 1955 we took the opportunity of exploring a region hitherto unknown in the Antitaurus in order to determine lines of communication from Karatepe to the North and South. The area covered in the investigations lies in the rough arc between Bodrum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hierapolis-Castabala); -Hemite - Kadirli – Mehmetli and Göksun insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Cocusus);, some 100 km. to the North .It is composed largely of thickly-wooded mountain complexes which here and there enclose well-watered plateaus of varying size. I should point out that anyone who is to travel from South to North must use the Bağdaş - and Mazgeç Passes to the West, and the Meryemçil Pass to the East insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(see Map 2);, since the mountains form a continuous range.
Keywords : Antitaurus, Karatepe, Hierapolis Castabala, Kadirli