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galassos. Processing of the functional evidence was done by means of the desktop
mapping program MAPINFO 5.5. The pottery evidence will only be processed during
the 2004 campaign.
I.a.2. Preliminary Results
The character of the architectural finds confirmed that the entire area within the
walled circuit must have had a residential function (sectors 1 to 23; 29; 37-51; 55-56).
Like the northwestern residential area (survey 2001), also this southwestern part was
littered with elements of door and window frames (Fig. 2), belonging to houses, which
must have stood on this south-facing slope (Fig. 3). In different squares, such as in
sector 14 and sector 39, some wall stretches of houses, composed of ashlars or large
rubble blocks, were still in situ. With respect to the possible furnishing and status of these
dwellings only a limited amount of glass finds and almost no window glass was found.
Plain limestone tesserae, deriving from floors in opus tesselatum, mainly appeared
in the southeastern squares of this residential area. Fragments of columns and
column bases and parts of Ionic capitals, found in the eastern part of this residential
area likely belonged to peristyle houses, although some of these elements, as well as
fragments of stone mortaria may have been brought here in modern times by inhabitants
of the nearby farm that was only recently dismantled. The luxurious character of
the houses, however, seems to be confirmed by isolated finds of crustae.
The small amounts of metal slag (1 to 5 pieces) found in sectors 43, 48, 50 and
55 likely derived from Rock-cut House 1 (east of sector 43), where a metal workshop
was tentatively identified during the 2001 campaign. Generally, however, as opposed
to the northern half (area of 2001 campaign) of this western residential area, the surveyed
squares did not show clear traces of artisanal activity or the presence of monumental
structures.
Where this domestic area was bounded to the south by the late Roman fortification
wall, which likely followed the course of its Hellenistic predecessor, a cluster of monumental
constructions was found.
Within sectors 26 and 27 a large west-east oriented ashlar built wall was mapped,
which had been incorporated into the late fortification wall (Fig. 4). This wall, which
could be followed over 21 m. and possibly extended over length of 28 m., was the upper
part of the façade of a largely buried monumental building. Only the two upper stone
levels of this building, crowned with consoles, were still visible over a height of 1.42
m. The wall contained a vaulted opening (interior width: 0.70 m.) containing a rectangular
space (exposed H.: 0.58 m.; W.: 0.40 m.; visible depth: 1.50 m.). Above this opening,
the space of one of the former consoles contained a rectangular block with a gutter, likely
to evacuate water from within the walled area. Whereas the building proper, on the
basis of the building technique may be attributed to Imperial times, the presence of the
stone gutter likely pointed to a reuse, possibly when the wall was incorporated into the
fortified circuit. To the north of this façade in sectors 25 and 26, three walls stretches were
found, running parallel to the façade at a distance of respectively 5m, 7.10 m. and
1.50 m. (from south to north). These walls, one composed of ashlars, the others of large
rubble blocks, likely belonged to the same building as the exposed façade.
In fact, the construction overlooked a currently still flat open space (55 m. by 26
m.), which was bounded to the west by the so-called «South-west Temple» (Fig. 5).
This building was described by L. Vandeput as a "large temple or temple tomb". Apart
from the beautiful frieze blocks showing boukephalia supporting garlands (Fig. 6), the
architectural decoration of this temple was rather scanty. The building has been dated
to the middle of the third century AD or later 2, although according to M. Waelkens also
an earlier date may be possible. Further research, however is required.
2L.Vandeput, The Architectural Decoration of Roman Asia Minor. A case-study: Sagalassos (Studies in Eastern
Mediterranean Archaeology I), Brepols Turnhout 1997, pp. 117-118.
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