Citation
Christopher Ratté and Peter D. De Staebler (eds.). Aphrodisias V. The Aphrodisias Regional Survey (Verlag Philipp von Zabern: Darmstadt/Mainz, 2012). <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/92845>
Description
Local Name: Eski Dikmen
Local Informant: Muhtar Nazmi Kirez
Local Information: Rock tomb near the Dikmen village cemetery. A shepherd boy said there is not any other like this , except the one all the way up on the mountain. According to Ali Riza Gokalp, the local infomant for the water channel, there are no stone/marble blocks around here, but there are a lot of sherd is found in his field. He also pointed out another spot where there was a vaulted tunnel, now covered. He said he found a copper water jar there, which is not extant any longer. He also pointed out flat tomb covers, found long before his time (he is 65).
Latitude: 37.43.20.88
Longitude: 28.48.44.82
Elevation: 1022m
Axis: 297 degrees
Dimensions: ceiling height: 1.30m ** Entrance:
Description: Rock cut tomb, cut from a natural outcropping, adjacent to a modern cemetery. Some stone has also been cut away on the exterior to isolate the tomb. No dromos is preserved. The entrance is an irregular quadrilateral (H: 0.80m, W: 0.60m). In the main chamber, the roof is peaked, and three couches are arranged around the side walls. inside. A small cyst grave (or perhaps a small quarry?) is behind tomb, with a few surviving courses of a wall. A small quarry site with clear ancient pick marks is located opposite in a field.