- Eflatun Pinar
Eflatun Pinar is the name in Turkish, given to a spring which rises up from the ground, creating an oasis and fountain. The spring lies 80 miles west of
Konya , and drains into theBeyşehir lake inAnatolia n peninsula at ancientPisidia region. In ancient times a small temple was built here to honor one of the ancient Hittite gods, and laterPlato was confusely credited with the spring. The shrine precedesPlato of about 1000 years [c.1300 BC] . Eflatun Pinar is the modern name for the location.The region corresponded to
Pisidia inClassical Antiquity .Eflatun Pinar's location on the lake shore corresponds to an almost exact level with other important ruins on the opposite shore, those of
Kubadabad Palace , which are Seljuk.Eflatun Pinar was briefly examined by the
University of Oxford archaeologist Dr. Lucia Nixon in her paper onÇatalhöyük , and she makes use ofF.W.Hasluck 's early-20th century work. The site remains largely unexplored to date.References
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External links
* [http://www.swansea.ac.uk/cssee/pdfs/spkrs3.pdf] "(Pdf file)" Anthropology, Archaeology and Heritage in the Balkans and Anatolia
* [http://www.swan.ac.uk/classics/staff/dg/bsa/hasluck/hasluck.htm] F.W. Hasluck, Classical Archaeologist
* [http://www.wales.ac.uk] "The Life and Times of F.W. Hasluck (1878-1920)" University of Wales, Gregynog, 3rd-6th November 2001
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