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B004: Built Tomb
Aphrodisias Regional Survey
2006-05-17
Citation:Christopher Ratté and Peter D. De Staebler (eds.). Aphrodisias V. The Aphrodisias Regional Survey (Verlag Philipp von Zabern: Darmstadt/Mainz, 2012).
Description: Local Name: Aphrodisias, North Necropolis Local Information: Field 889, North. Regional Survey 2001 no. N6 Latitude: 37.42.48.150 Longitude: 28.43.35.439 Elevation: 531m Axis: 64 degrees Dimensions: L: 5.80m, W: 5.20m Description: Well preserved underground vaulted room, cleared to 1.64 below the vault; no superstructure is visible. The vaulted tomb chamber is 5.80 m long and restored to approximately 5.20 m wide. The doorway, centered in the north wall, is 0.88 m wide, and the jambs and lintel (L:1.85, H: 0.46) are monoliths. The lower face of the lintel is 1.26 m below the vault. Present entrance is through a hole broken through the center of the vault. The walls and vault are built in the same fashion, of coursed blocks, most of which are split (similar to A108). The blocks above the lintel are larger than most, which tend to be longer and thinner than average petit appareil blocks (H: 0.10-0.15 m, L: 0.41-0.59 m), and the mortar beds are recessed with no pointing.
