Citation
Page reference: Christopher Ratté and Peter D. De Staebler (eds.). Aphrodisias V. The Aphrodisias Regional Survey (Verlag Philipp von Zabern: Darmstadt/Mainz, 2012), 259, 261, 263, 299, 300 - Book catalogue no.: Aqueducts cat. 6. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/92966>
Description
Local Name: Ciğlek Deresi
Local Information: The bridge, conduit, and tunnel are located on a small gully branching off the east side of the Ciğlek Deresi, a dry dere that runs north–south and connects to the Kepiz Çayı to the south. The Ciğlek Deresi forms the western limit of the Yahşiler plateau. The remains are located 4 km southwest of the modern village of Yahşiler, 2 km southeast of the modern village of Yeşilköy, and 16 km southeast of Aphrodisias.
Latitude: 37.36.32.207
Longitude: 28.51.40.653
Elevation: 849.8m
Dimensions: Channel cross-section width: 1.50 m. ** Channel sidewalls: 1.20 m. and 1.18 m.
Description: The extant remains of the hypothetical aqueduct bridge include a section of the channel preserved in the hillside, with corresponding channel sidewalls across a small gully that must have been spanned by the bridge. The rubble walls are bonded with white lime-based mortar with small stone inclusions and rest upon a foundation layer of smaller stones that is 0.30-.35 thick. The channel floor is laid on a mortar bedding 0.10 m. thick with few stones, topped by a 0.05-m. thick layer of sinter. Though the channel walls appear to have no cement lining, such a layer for waterproofing does line the walls of the subterranean channel nearby. Inside this vaulted channel, regularly spaced putlog holes and a ribbed cement lining are visible along the walls.