Upon news of the discovery by villagers of a ruined site within the territory of Yeğenli village of the Silifke district in Mersin province, Kurşun Kalesi came under study within the frame of the “Rough Cilicia Settlement Archaeology and Epigraphy Surveys” in 2007. The ancient site is a small hilltop settlement measuring 300x200 m. Extending in a north-south direction, the settlement rises northward as per the topography. Dwellings from the 3rd to 4th centuries A.D. are scattered across the site starting from the south foot of the hill. Right to the east and west of these building remains are threshing fields with olive oil and wine presses. At the highest point in the northeast part of the site is a temple and the remains of a stoa about 50 m. northeast of the temple. In the course of the 2007 campaign two Greek inscriptions were documented in the stoa and one on the architrave in front of the temple
Kurşun Kalesi, 2007 yılında “Dağlık Kilikia Bölgesi Yerleşim Tarihi ve Epigrafya Araştırmaları” çalışmaları kapsamında, Mersin İli, Silifke İlçesi, Yeğenli Köyü arazisi sınırlarında köylüler tarafından Kurşun Kalesi olarak adlandırılan bir “ören yeri” bulunduğu bilgisi üzerine araştırılmaya başlanmıştır. Antik yerleşmeye ulaşıldığında burasının mevcut literatürde Asar, İsmailli, İsmailli Kale, İsmailli Kalesi ve Kurşunlu Kalesi olarak da adlandırılan yerleşmeyle özdeş olduğu anlaşılmıştır
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Publication Date | June 1, 2014 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2014 Issue: 17 |
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