Since Anatolian-Persian stelai are not uncovered in situ at Daskyleion and its
environment, it makes up an endless discussion about what kind of tombs they have
been decorating. The bases of stelai those have been found recently around the
Daskyleion tumuli, urged to reconsider the earlier data received from the tumuli of
Sardeis, ‹kiztepe and Karaburun II. After this reassessment, it has been understood
that the Anatolian-Persian stelai have been erected in the ceremony areas located
on the skirts of the tumuli dating to Achaemenid period. The number of these stelai
was changing according to the number of the people those were going to be buried
in a tumulus. The symbolic door stelai were accompaniments of the AnatolianPersian stelai at the ceremony areas. The number of the stelai depend on the number
of the chambers. The ceremony area has been used to perform regular offerings for
“the cult of the dead”. This tradition, which appeared after the arrival of Persians
to Anatolia, should relate to the eastern cultures.
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Mayıs 2005 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2005 Sayı: 11 |