West Necropolis of Assos' burial customs (B.C. 7.-B.C. 1. century)

Assos which is attention grabbing for its nearness to border of West Anatolia has brought approximately 2700 year long historical transit to our age continuously. The most suitable place because of necessity of separating places for death people in settlement and began with the first settlement and appeared during this age was decided on front places of the main entrance doors as they were in other Grek cities.West Necropolis which was one of the two necropolises of the city one of which was in the east was used about 1000 years by Assos? Grek and Rome citizens. It is known that there were different styles of burying came from two main burying customs which were burning namely called ?cremation? and direct funeral namely ?inhumation?. The most decisive element should be family?s wealth in grave types in which sometimes different types seen side tos ide and sometimes one of them was more dominant as to age?s fashion.These grave types which were positioned along grave roads lied in paralel with terraced parts of the curved lands consist of mainly urn and sarcophagus graves. Top of the terace was used in Hellenistic Age middle of it was used in Archaic Age and the part near the road was used in Classic Age as it has been understood from Grek graves which were determined on the top terrace of the stony road which was in front of the West door and the firs grave road. In these ages there were continuity and changing in grave types which were paralel with region?s other antique cities.