Two Bronze Heads from Melli / Kocaaliler near Burdur

Abstract

In 2004 the Burdur Museum acquired two bronze heads that were confiscated from looters operating in Melli / Kocaaliler, 26 km south of Bucak and 73 km south-east from the city center of Burdur Fig. 1 . A mountainous settlement situated in the southern part of ancient Pisidia, Melli and its environs have been explored since the 19th century with the latest surveys carried out by L. Vandeput and V. Köse in 1998-20001. The visible remains that have been published up to the present belong mostly to the Roman era. Controlled excavations have not yet been conducted at the site, and in the absence of definitive evidence even its ancient name remains unknown.

Burdur Yakınında Melli / Kocaaliler’den İki Bronz Baş

Abstract

Burdur’un 73 km. güneydoğusunda konumlanan ve çeşitli araştırmalara karşın antik adı belirlenemeyen Melli’deki ören yerinde defineciler tarafından kazılmış iki bronz eser 2004 yılında zoralım yoluyla Burdur Müzesi’ne kazandırılmıştır. İncelemeler sonucunda, eserlerin nekropolis alanında yüzeye yakın bir çukurdan elde edildiği öğrenilmiştir. Her iki eserin temizlik ve konservasyonu 2006 yılında E. Koçak tarafından gerçekleştirilmiştir.

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