Download or read book Landscape and History in the Lykos Valley written by Francesco D’Andria and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores archaeological excavations and investigations into the history of the Lykos valley, Turkey. The contributions discuss the latest discoveries at the Ploutonion of Hierapolis; the excavations of the tabernae in Tripolis; the Lykos Valley in prehistory and the second millennium BC; the origins of the marble used in Hierapolis; and archaeo-botanic studies in Hierapolis, among others. Taken together, all the articles gathered here reveal the strong connections between the cities of the valley.