Anatolian Civilizations and Historical Sites - TEDA

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The view of the Byzantine Church in Xanthos from the west.
the apse can still be seen. In the apse's northern section is a polygonalshaped
room with marble plates of geometric motifs on the floor, whereas
one encounters a fountain in the middle of the room. The entire floor of the
basilica is covered entirely in mosaics, whereas there is a cistern under
the middle aisle. After seeing the wall remains of the agora across from
the basilica, and walk towards the east one shall see the Belly Dancer's
Sarcophagus. War is depicted on one of the lid's long faces, while a
hunting scene is seen on the other. As for the lid's two narrow faces, they
depict two belly dancers turning towards each other. For this reason, this
mid-4 th century BC sarcophagus has been called the ‘Belly Dancer
Sarcophagus’. From here, if we walk along the length of the north wall, we
shall encounter of the pedestal of the Lion Pillar amongst the bushes at
the corner where the wall turns. The upper portion is in the British
Museum. In coming into the clearing, one comes across the necropolis
where numerous sarcophagus can be seen.
The house-type tombs amongst the rocks are rather interesting. The
Lion's Tomb and the Merihi Monument are the most striking tombs here.
The Lion's Tomb, which depicts reliefs show lions attacking a bull, dates
back to 480-450 BC. The sarcophagus lid, which is not in its place, depicts
a wild boar hunt on one face and a feast scene on the other face. Just
beyond this is the overturned pedestal of the Merihi Sarcophagus, which
dates to 390 BC. The sarcophagus lid was transported to the British
Museum in the year 1840 by Sir Charles Fellows. One sees chariots pulled