2012/11/21 by Lynn E. Roller · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Ancient Near East History #Families in Therapy and Culture #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Geography #Architecture #Human settlement #Ancient history #Cult #Plateau (mathematics) #Identity (music) #History #Archaeology #Art
paper · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195376142.013.0025
openalex publication_date 2012/11/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/18
This article provides specific details on the alphabetic script and language of the Phrygians, who appeared in Anatolia during the Early Iron Age, ca. 1200–1000 BCE and retained a distinctive identity there until the end of Classical antiquity. Phrygian settlements can be recognized by the presence of texts in the Phrygian language, architecture and visual arts, and characteristic installations of Phrygian cult practice. The geographical extent of Phrygian territory covers a broad area, including Daskyleion near the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Anatolia, Gordion and Ankara in central Anatolia, and Boğazköy and Kerkenes Dağ east of the Halys River. Taken together, the linguistic and material evidence suggests that Phrygian culture was an influential element in the ethnic mix of populations on the Anatolian plateau.