Abstract
From the 6 th century BC to Byzantine times, the ancient city of Limyra was an important urban center of the Lycian territory at the southwestern coastal region of Asia Minor. Archaeological, geological, hydrochemical and surface elevation data, as well as 14 C age dating constrain a paleo-hydrogeological model, explaining the submergence of the city foundation walls below the groundwater table. In this model, tectonically induced subsidence of the acropolis (Tocak Dagi) initiated a debris flow into the area of the lower city. Both, natural and anthropogenic gravel accumulation resulted in the formation of a new aquifer pathway redirecting formerly bypassing karst water into the city center. Consequently, the inhabitants of Limyra had to fight against the rising ground water table at least since the 6 th to 10 th centuries AD. Die antike Stadt Limyra war vom 6. Jh. v.Chr. bis zu byzantinischer Zeit ein bedeutendes urbanes Zentrum in Lykien an der sud- westlichen Kuste von Kleinasien. Archaologische, geologische und hydrochemische Daten sowie ein Gelandemodell und ein 14 C Alter unterstutzen ein palao-hydrogeologisches Modell, welches das Absinken der Grundmauern der Stadt unter den Grundwasser- spiegel erklart. Das Modell beschreibt tektonisch induzierte Massenbewegungen vom Burgberg (Tocak Dagi) in die Unterstadt. Die naturliche und eine zusatzliche anthropogene Schuttanreicherung fuhrten zu einer Umleitung des ursprunglich vorbeifliesenden Grundwassers in das Stadtzentrum. Dies hatten die Bewohner von Limyra spatestens seit dem sechsten bis zehnten Jh. n. Chr. zu bewaltigen.
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