MessageToEagle.com – A second sacred area on Mount Latmos is raising excitement among archaeologists working on the area, which was of great importance in antiquity.
Archaeologists have expressed excitement about the discovery about a site on the ancient Mount Latmos (Beşparmak) in the southwestern province of Muğla that is believed to have been used for religious purposes.
Mount Latmos – Altar of Zeus Agoraios. This altar built between 4th-5th AD – is situated north west to the Heroon. Made of white marble, and the base is ca. 9 m. deep, and ca. 5.5 m. width. Constructed between the fifth to the fourth century.
The discovery of the sacred place is similar to a place nearby at Obelisk, which was dedicated to Zeus Agoraios, according to Bahattin Sürücü, thead of the Association of Nature Lovers and the Protection of Ecosystems (EKODOSD).
“During the works in the region, the processed stones used to establish boundary lines drew attention. Examinations around the stones revealed many findings. They were very similar to the sacred place of Obelisk, which was discovered by Dr. Anneliese Peschlow. Then we asked the same question, ‘Is this a second sacred area?”
Discovered in 1994 by the Berlin archaeologist Dr. Anneliese Peschlow-Bindokat, these rock paintings date back to the 6th and 5th millennia B.C. They are now greatly endangered by increased stone quarrying in the area:
Archaeologists will examine the new finding to answer this question.
“The surface surveys showed that there were many similar obelisks. The agricultural terraces used in the ancient ages and the rock tombs give us the idea that there was a settlement in the region,” said Sürücü.
In nearly all of the representations humans are shown- hunters and animals and other figures, these paintings have a distinctive style with heads depicted as a flattened ‘M’.
In 1994, about 170 beautiful rock paintings were discovered in shallow caves and overhangs near springs at the foot of Mount Latmos, in the Five Fingers Mountain.s overlooking Lake Bafa in southwest Turkey.
These paintings have been the subject of recent archaeological work led by the Aydın Culture and Natural Artifacts Protection Committee and Aydın Archaeology Museum. Sürücü also lamented recent attempts to open mines across the region despite the continual discovery of ancient historical site that provide a rich source of knowledge about the past for archaeologists.
A view of the stone quarries (2013; from “The Latmos Mountains / Beşparmak – A unique natural and cultural landscape is threatened with destruction” Photo credits: http://www.latmos-felsbilder.de/
“Besides the current mine pits in the virgin geography of Latmos, there are demands to open new ones. Even the registration of 172 inns, prehistoric rock paintings, monasteries, castles, defense structures, ancient roads and other findings in rock shelters has not been finished yet; we make new findings every other day,” Sürücü said.
“The works for registration and excavation will take dozens of years. Thus, this rich natural and cultural site should be protected, and no mining activity should be permitted there,” said Sürücü.
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