Agdistis Sanctuary (Yazılıkaya)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: T. Drew Bear Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: T. Drew Bear Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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History
A plateau around a monumental Phrygian rock‐cut altar at the extensive fortified settlement and sanctuary complex of Yazılıkaya in Turkey. Associated with Agdistis in the 20th century because of Roman epigraphic finds there, more recent excavations have demonstrated that the sanctuary was in use from the 8th–7th century BCE to the Roman Period (1st-2nd century CE). Continuity of ritual practice in front of the rock-cut altar is demonstrated by rock-cut bows, a ritual preparation area with hearths, a rock-cut statue identifiable as the goddess Matar, and the Roman-era votive inscriptions.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/609290
39.197616, 30.710028
- Representative Locations:
- Imagery Location: 2024 excavated area (800 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Agdistis, T. (Agdistis T.: English, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Agdistis Sanctuary (Yazılıkaya) located at Yazılıkaya (Eskişehir) (unspecified date range)
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sanctuary (religious center), archaeological site
- See Further:
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 62 E3 Agdistis, T.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: at Yazılıkaya
T. Drew Bear, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Agdistis Sanctuary (Yazılıkaya): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/609290> [accessed: 10 March 2026]
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