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Dascylium
Dascylium
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Dascylium
Dascylium is an ancient town located in Anatolia in Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Excavations have shown that the site was inhabited since the Bronze Age.
Site Information
Country: Turkey
District: Balıkesir Province
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Bronze Age
Later Cultures: Phrygia + Persian + Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
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Elevation: 31 m
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