Agdistis Sanctuary (Yazılıkaya)
sanctuary · 800 BC – 1999 AD
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.
- Coordinates
- 39.19762, 30.71003
- Also known as
- Agdistis T. (en), Agdistis, T. (en)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)