Lycian tombs, Necropolis, Xanthos, Turkey

Rock-hewn Lycian tombs with a pillar tomb above in the necropolis to the east of the acropolis at Xanthos, Antalya, Turkey. The pillar tomb is a pillar of rock on a 3-stepped krepis with a burial chamber on top, with a hole for the body to enter. Xanthos was a centre of culture and commerce for the Lycians, and later for the Persians, Greeks and Romans, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Acropolis Antalya Arinna Geometric Gunuk Hillside Krepis Ksantos Likya Lycia Lycian Lycie Lykia Lykian Necropolis Nekropolis Rock-cut Rock-hewn Xanthe Xanthos Xanthus

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