Citation
Page reference: Christopher Ratté and Peter D. De Staebler (eds.). Aphrodisias V. The Aphrodisias Regional Survey (Verlag Philipp von Zabern: Darmstadt/Mainz, 2012), 306, 307 - Book catalogue no.: Aqueducts cat. 7. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/92561>
Description
Local Name: Yaykın
Local Informant: Mehmet Yilmazer
Local Information: According to Mehmet there used to be a Han near by. The cistern is located on the Bingeç plateau, 4.8 km southwest of the modern village of Yaykin and 21.3 km southwest of Aphrodisias.
Latitude: 37.35.27.051
Longitude: 28.31.53.708
Elevation: 711.59m
Dimensions: H (drum): 2.25 m ** Diam (drum) (approximate): 10.5 m ** D (interior below threshold): 2.1 m ** Doorway: H: 1.72m, W: 0.82m
Description: Construction: The cistern is a composite structure formed by a drum on top of which rests a dome. The cistern is constructed of petit appareil masonry of small limestone blocks with a large amount of brick infill. ** Description: The drum is 2.25 m in height and approximately 10.5 m in diameter. At the top of the dome is a round block (0.27 m in diameter) with hole in the center (0.07 m in diameter). The block protrudes 0.05 m above the surface of the dome. Inside, the current floor of the cistern is 2.1 m below the ground level outside. Twenty-eight putlog holes line the interior of the cistern at the same height as the top of doorway, which is 1.72 m high and 0.82 m wide. The lintel block is decorated with an inscribed pattern.