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184 ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.
The long, narrow, mountainous belt separating the Touzla from
the Gulf of Adramyttion upon the south, has many varied and
interesting features. The eastern portion of the southern coast is
bordered by a long, narrow, fertile plain at the foot of Caz-dagh,
the many fountains of which furnish abundant water for irrigating
the extensive olive-groves. Further westward, in the vicinity of
Gargara (from Sazlee to Adatepeh), the plain is displaced by bold
cliffs and deep ravines facing the sea.
The extensive walls of Lamponeia are upon Coslou-dagh, the
form of which furnishes a connecting link between that of the
great plateau west of Behram and the small sharp ridges further
eastward. The plateau which ends in the bold promontory at Baba-
calessi (Lecton) is separated from Coslou-dagh by lowlands out of
which rises the imposing Acropolis at Behram.
Upon the western coast, north of the mouth of the Touzla, is a
narrow, undulating plain, widening to the northward, and covered
for the most part by extensive forests of valonea oak. From the
lower portion of the Touzla Valley towards the site of Neandreia,
the whole country is elevated, supporting numerous peaks, and de-
scending upon all sides abruptly. The height decreases somewhat
to the northward, until the prominent serrated ridge of Chigri-dagh
is reached, while upon the western coast the bold limestone cliffs of
Sacar-kyah form the most noticeable geographical feature in that
part of the Troad. Further northward the rounded hills decrease
in size, Carah-dagh alone rising to a considerable height above the
Trojan Plain.
METAMORPHIC ROCKS.
The metamorphic rocks are widely distributed in the Troad, and
have been found to occur in six distinct localities. Some of the
areas occupied by them are very small. This is especially true of
one at Lidjah, near the western coast, and two in the southern part
of the Troad, within nine kilometres of Behram. Out of the fourth
and somewhat larger tract rises the prominent summit of Sacar-
kyah, the high cliffs of which, facing the iEgean, may be seen from
all points along the coast. The fifth is more interesting and exten-
sive ; it occurs in the hills north of Chigri-dagh, includes the' rocks
The long, narrow, mountainous belt separating the Touzla from
the Gulf of Adramyttion upon the south, has many varied and
interesting features. The eastern portion of the southern coast is
bordered by a long, narrow, fertile plain at the foot of Caz-dagh,
the many fountains of which furnish abundant water for irrigating
the extensive olive-groves. Further westward, in the vicinity of
Gargara (from Sazlee to Adatepeh), the plain is displaced by bold
cliffs and deep ravines facing the sea.
The extensive walls of Lamponeia are upon Coslou-dagh, the
form of which furnishes a connecting link between that of the
great plateau west of Behram and the small sharp ridges further
eastward. The plateau which ends in the bold promontory at Baba-
calessi (Lecton) is separated from Coslou-dagh by lowlands out of
which rises the imposing Acropolis at Behram.
Upon the western coast, north of the mouth of the Touzla, is a
narrow, undulating plain, widening to the northward, and covered
for the most part by extensive forests of valonea oak. From the
lower portion of the Touzla Valley towards the site of Neandreia,
the whole country is elevated, supporting numerous peaks, and de-
scending upon all sides abruptly. The height decreases somewhat
to the northward, until the prominent serrated ridge of Chigri-dagh
is reached, while upon the western coast the bold limestone cliffs of
Sacar-kyah form the most noticeable geographical feature in that
part of the Troad. Further northward the rounded hills decrease
in size, Carah-dagh alone rising to a considerable height above the
Trojan Plain.
METAMORPHIC ROCKS.
The metamorphic rocks are widely distributed in the Troad, and
have been found to occur in six distinct localities. Some of the
areas occupied by them are very small. This is especially true of
one at Lidjah, near the western coast, and two in the southern part
of the Troad, within nine kilometres of Behram. Out of the fourth
and somewhat larger tract rises the prominent summit of Sacar-
kyah, the high cliffs of which, facing the iEgean, may be seen from
all points along the coast. The fifth is more interesting and exten-
sive ; it occurs in the hills north of Chigri-dagh, includes the' rocks