Chapter 4. Geomorphological dynamics and the occupancy of the Letoon shrine (Xanthos plain, Turkey) during the last 5000 years

A common theme, found often in romantic literature, holds that the remnants of past civilisations arouse our imagination of the present, their presence being a timeless source of wonder and curiosity. Situated in the deltaic plain of the Eşen Çayı River (or Xanthus during the Antic Period) and located in south-western Anatolia, the archaeological sites of Xanthos and Letoon attract many visitors; men and women whose fascinated by the mysteries of history and archaeology. Xanthos dominates the..