Gordion Attractions

 
Central Anatolia

Village: Yassihüyük (population: about 400)

The Gordion archeological site lies about 100km/62mi southwest of Ankara and 30km/19mi northwest of Polatli. By the time archeologists led by Rodney S. Young of Pennsylvania University (USA) began work in 1953, the River Sakarya had deposited a layer of sediment several meters thick over the ruins of Gordion's lower town. By 1963 169 bronze vessels and 175 bronze fibulae (ornamental brooches) had been unearthed. There was no trace however of the legendary Phrygian treasure, presumed to have been taken by the Cimmerians.

Read More Tumuli (Tomb of Gordios)

The Tomb of Gordios is easily accessible from the Polatli road. The tombs appear mound-like and have survived since the 7th C B.C.
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