Two tumuluses found in Turkey's ancient Daskyleion

World Bulletin ^ | Tuesday, 21 September 2010 | AA

[SunkenCiv]

Archaeologists have discovered two tumuluses during the excavations in the ancient city of Daskyleion in the northwestern province of Balikesir.

Associate Professor Kaan Iren from the Mugla University who heads the excavation team, told reporters, "we found a gate in one of the tumuluses which leads to a grave chamber. There were remains of two skeletons in the grave. We believe that they belonged to noble people or to members of the royal family."

"We also unearthed remains of a wooden desk in the tumulus. A glass bracelet, a silver earring, a perfume bottle and more than 30 coins were brought to daylight during the excavations," he said.

Iren said that they would carry out DNA analysis on the skeletons and flesh the skulls to identify the bodies.

Located some 30 kilometers away from Balikesir's Bandirma town, the ancient city was named after the King of Lydia "Daskylos". The king was sent to exile from Sardis because of dynasty conflicts and lived here for years.

During the excavations in 1954-1960, Turkish archeologist Prof. Dr. Ekrem Akurgal exposed a big Persian Province in the location.

Phrygians, Lydians, and Persians lived in the area including Alexander the Great's Helenistic period and Byzantian period. The first civilization was Phrygia which covered all 7th century B.C. Antique sources specify a city of Phrygia called "Afneon".

They lived here from the end of 8th century B.C. until the beginning of the 7th century B.C.

The Lydian civilization in Daskyleion took place between 7th century and mid 6th century. Later, Lydians and Persians lived in the region under Persian reign from 6th century and 4th century B.C. which was followed by the Macedonian Alexander the Great's reign. Then, from 321 B.C. to Roman era, "Hellenistic" period took place.

[SunkenCiv]

[gorush]

Back when men were men and women were glad they were.

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

It’s Greek to me.

[fhayek]

Ya know, I lost a couple of tumuluses in the greater Daskyleiion area. You don’t suppose....

[Verginius Rufus]

Some of the Persian satraps of Daskyleion are mentioned in Greek sources, such as Pharnabazus (late 5th century/early 4th century B.C.).

Midas was a king of Phrygia. I suppose the Phrygians must have invented mufflers.

[Sherman Logan]

Tumuli?

[Verginius Rufus]

Phrygia may have been under Lydian rule in the reign of king Croesus, just before the Persian conquest of Asia Minor, but the Phrygians and Lydians are quite distinct. Both spoke Indo-European languages, but Lydian was related to the languges spoken in Anatolia in the second millennium BC (Hittite, Luwian, and Palaic), whereas Phrygians invaded later from the Balkans--their language was closer to Greek than it was to Lydian.

Homer has Phrygians in Asia Minor already at the time of the Trojan War but that's probably a mistake. Even Homer nods...

[SunkenCiv]

That would explain that line in ‘Ode to a Lydian Prince’ — “In a Turkish tomb you lie.”

[SunkenCiv]

"Midas was a king of Phrygia. I suppose the Phrygians must have invented mufflers."

That question is a toughie.

For both of us:

[WWTraveler]

Wow, only 30 km from where I’m sitting right now.

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

[SunkenCiv]

Homer was right on the money. Phyrgians, plus the Nubian pharaoh, among other things (all consistent within Homer, and he is after all the only source for the story that survives and isn’t derivative of it), show the correct date of the Trojan War. It’s a narrow window, too, because the Phrygians crossed from west to east into Anatolia, established themselves for just a few generations, then were ended as a realm by the Cimmerians, who burned the capital.

[SunkenCiv]

LOL!

[SunkenCiv]

:’)

[WWTraveler]

Bandirma is not worth taking pictures. I’m just waiting to catch the ferry to Istanbul. This has been a really messed up job site. Just 12 more valves to test and I can go home.

[SunkenCiv]

If there had been three of them, they’d call ‘em Threemuli.

One more, formuli.

[Sherman Logan]

Excellent!

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

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