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I. THE WAY OUT 71
that lies north and north-east from Duwer; this
account seemed to confirm my view, and my special
object in this hurried run was to verify the report,
and discover the wonderful monument. At Duwer
we found a guide to the Turbe, left our packs in
quarters for the night, and went away in eager ex-
pectation. To my dismay the guide turned to the
south ; and after about an hour we reached the
Turbe, and found that it was close to the splendid
monument Arslan-Kaya (Lion Rock) which Sterrett
and I had found in 1883, and published in the
Journal of Hclle7iic Studies, 1884. At that time I
had not learned how important it is to notice such
signs of Mohammedan beliefs as a Turbe ; and had
passed by the small modern building with con-
tempt. Now that I have learned better, I should
inquire the name of the Dede who is buried or sup-
posed to be buried there, and ask about the founda-
tion legend connected with it. But it was only in
1891 that I began to realise how the awe attaching
to old sites and old centres of religion or super-
stition has perpetuated itself among the Turks in
the form of the Dede, whose grave is shown as a
holy place, sometimes possessing miraculous powers.
Had I inquired in 1883 about the Dede and Turbe
near Arslan-Kaya, I should have been spared the
hurried excursion whose fortunes are here set forth ■
but also I should have missed the discovery of
that lies north and north-east from Duwer; this
account seemed to confirm my view, and my special
object in this hurried run was to verify the report,
and discover the wonderful monument. At Duwer
we found a guide to the Turbe, left our packs in
quarters for the night, and went away in eager ex-
pectation. To my dismay the guide turned to the
south ; and after about an hour we reached the
Turbe, and found that it was close to the splendid
monument Arslan-Kaya (Lion Rock) which Sterrett
and I had found in 1883, and published in the
Journal of Hclle7iic Studies, 1884. At that time I
had not learned how important it is to notice such
signs of Mohammedan beliefs as a Turbe ; and had
passed by the small modern building with con-
tempt. Now that I have learned better, I should
inquire the name of the Dede who is buried or sup-
posed to be buried there, and ask about the founda-
tion legend connected with it. But it was only in
1891 that I began to realise how the awe attaching
to old sites and old centres of religion or super-
stition has perpetuated itself among the Turks in
the form of the Dede, whose grave is shown as a
holy place, sometimes possessing miraculous powers.
Had I inquired in 1883 about the Dede and Turbe
near Arslan-Kaya, I should have been spared the
hurried excursion whose fortunes are here set forth ■
but also I should have missed the discovery of