The Hastane Mound, a part of the ancient city Thyateira, located in the centre
of Manisa’s district Akhisar, had been inhabited since Prehistoric Ages and was
used as the city’s acropolis in antiquity and as a necropolis in one period. The
mound, clear that it had been converted into a not very high castle surrounded
by walls in the Turkish period, became a serious damage because of massive
construction works. A monumental building that was found during the
archaelogical excavations on the Hastane Mound, is located on the peak of the
mound. The matter that when Evliya Çelebi visited Akhisar in the year 1671 and
the remains of this building, which belongs to a temple or an altar and is located
eastwards and westwards, could be also seen inside the castle, makes it possible
that it was better preserved than its condition today through archaeological
excavations.
Akhisar Thyateira Hastane Höyüğü (Hastane Mound) Evliya Çelebi
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 21 Haziran 2017 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2017 Cilt: 27 Sayı: 1 |