Citation
Page reference: Christopher Ratté and Peter D. De Staebler (eds.). Aphrodisias V. The Aphrodisias Regional Survey (Verlag Philipp von Zabern: Darmstadt/Mainz, 2012), 247, 279, 296 - Book catalogue no.: Aqueducts cat. 2. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/92604>
Description
Local Name: İncir Deresi
Local Informant: Ali Kartal (shepherd)
Local Information: The tunnel is cut into the west (right) bank of the İncir Deresi, a deep gorge that flows into the Morsynus river from the north. It is located almost 7 km north of Aphrodisias and 1.5 km north of the modern town of Işıklar.
Latitude: 37.46.00.774
Longitude: 28.44.30.359
Elevation: 828m
Axis: 285 S
Dimensions: p. W (tunnel): 0.93 m (floor); 0.42 m (ceiling); p. L (tunnel): 8 m
Description: Preservation: The tunnel can be followed from the north for 8 m, after which sediment infill makes it impassable. Calcareous deposits from natural water percolation line all interior surfaces of the tunnel. ** Construction: The tunnel is carved into an outcrop of schist and quartz. ** Description: The tunnel lies at a height of about 2 m above the streambed and 2.75 below the ground level of the stream bank above. The tunnel has a roughly vaulted profile. Its preserved height is 0.7 m, and it is 0.93 m wide at the floor and 0.42 m wide at the ceiling. It is preserved to a length of 8 m. Niches slightly smaller than 0.10 m square line the eastern interior wall.