Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Ancient Kyaneai

Kyaneai (or Cyaneae in Greek) means "dark blue" and also "clashing rocks", though nobody knows why it was so named or which meaning it is supposed to have. Kyaneai is famous for its many sarcophagi which surround the site. There may be over 300 of them and this place has the most sarcophagi of any Lycian site.

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