The sacred area is for the goddess of Mary Matar, which was 2600 to 2800 years ago in the old city of Attudea in Denizli, was discovered.
In the ancient city of Attudea in Denizli district of Sarayköy, the sacred area for the goddess of Mother Phrygian Matar, dated 2600 to 2800 years ago, was revealed.
Rock monument, cave and Rock Twin character found in excavations are one of the very important scientific findings that change the limit of the faith of the Phrygian civilization.
With the permission of the General Department of Cultural Heritage and Museum of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, a major religious complex was determined to be in the name of Matar's goddess with works made in “Asar Hill”, the old city of the old city. The Phrygian Memorandum, dating from the 8th to the 8th century BC, was brought to the light on the Holy cave for the goddess, and the Rock Twin character lies between the two.
“Phrygian sects expand to Denizli”
Assoc. Dr. Bilge Yılaz Kolancı claims that this finding has created a new page in the religious geography of Phrygian civilization; “The stone characters found in Eskişehir, Afyonkarahisar and the Kütahya area, called Phrygian in the mountains so far, is a very important discovery that shows the Phrygian sect expansion for Denizli,” he said.
In the sacred area, Matar's goddess (Kybele) on behalf of the blessings and harvest rituals organized a large number of archaeological traces of Assoc. Dr. Kolancı, “The blessing of the goddess for the purposes of granular and liquid presentations is done for the purpose of a large number of rocks carved into a large number of bowls, wells and drainage canals. Discover science to clarify Anatolia's history
This sacred area, revealed in the ancient city of Attudea, provides new data on religious rituals and geography of the Phrygian beliefs. Experts say that discovery is one of the most important discoveries that will contribute to Anatilian archeology.
