Papers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (3.1884-1885)

TO ASIA MINOR.

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necessary only to conduct the water along the line for a number of
years, and the fence makes itself.

Seidi Shehir is a new town without any trace of antique life, not
even a stone. It is celebrated for the salubrity of its climate, while
Bei Shehir is distinguished for its unhealthfulness. It is situated on
the western edge of the valley close to the foot of Kiippe Dagh.

Five to ten minutes north of Illidje are the ruins of' an old town,
probably of Turkish origin. The ruins bear the name of Velverit
Shehiri; the debris is all very small, and contains no stones of size,
or any that show marks of tools.

July 29. Seidi Shehir, via Tiratdji (1 h. 25 m.) and Aktchelar
(3 h. 19 m.), to Yenidje, 5 h. 35 m. We head about west up a
nameless Tchai (Tiratdjidengelen-su being the sole name given to it)
by Gokdje Hoyiik to Tiratdji, which is situated at the foot of Kiippe
Dagh. Thence, heading south of east, we traverse a rolling country
as far as Igdish Tchiftlik and Tepe, when the open plain begins
again.

No. 297.

Aktchelar. Quadrangular cippus in the Djami. Copy.
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