The necropoleis of tripolis

Tripolis is settled on fertile land and is located on important trade routes in the region between Lydia, Caria and Phrygia. The city of Tripolis lived through its most glorious years during the Roman Empire Age. The geography it is in is a very convenient location for city building. As a result of excavations and survey examination trips made in the Tripolis necropolis areas in 2007-2009 revealed that Necropolis areas spread on the slopes just below the hill called Değirmentepe or Kaletepe (seven rock-cut-tombs and two travertine sarcophagi in the Eastern Necropolis) are divided into three areas, which are called North, East and West necropolis areas. This area separation is entirely due to the topographic situation. At Tripolis, which has a well-arranged urban planning, it is understood that the Necropolis areas are also being planned in such a way that some special circumstances are being looked out. The most builded tomb type is the rock-cut tombs in the east and north necropolis, Then, the traverten sarcophagi, which appeared in all the necropolis areas, received the second order. The third grave type are encountered only in the Western Necropolis. The two barrel-vaulted tombs that have been builded up of irregular stones in the East Necropolis are the last tomb type. It is estimated that all grave types belong to people with moderate economic status, because they were made extremely unadorned. The rock-cut tombs and sarcophagi were constantly reused from the 2-1st century BC to the mid 7th century AD. Stone chest graves and barrel-vaulted tombs are thought to have been built in the Late Antiquity.