History and archaeology / Mound (höyük)
Dedekuyusu (Deştepe) Mound
Efeler, Aydın
Aydın's oldest known settlement; one of the large mounds of the Büyük Menderes Plain, spanning 4500-1200 BC.
Its story
Dedekuyusu or Deştepe Mound is an oval hill west of Aydın city center, rising about 10 meters above the plain. Research has shown that the oldest traces of the city, which took the names Antheia, Tralleis, Güzelhisar and finally Aydın, are here, and that life continued from around 4500 BC to 1200 BC. It is considered one of the largest mounds on the Büyük Menderes Plain. Declared a 1st-degree archaeological site in 1995, the site's status was later downgraded, and construction around it threatens the mound.
Key facts
- Period
- 4500 BC – 1200 BC
- Elevation
- ~90 m above sea level, ~10 m above the plain
- Site status
- Archaeological site (1st degree in 1995, later 3rd degree)
Trip purpose
- Free
- Quiet
Location
37.85806, 27.80917
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedekuyusu_Höyüğü | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/306978146