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SITE OF PODALIA. 



from Almalee brought us to Armootlee, a small 

 village, — interesting, however, as an ancient site. 

 Here is the only group of true Lycian rock- 

 tombs we have seen in the highlands. Unfor- 

 tunately, none of them is inscribed. There are 

 few ruins near them ; but at half an hour's jour- 

 ney on the summit of a hill to the south, are 

 the ruins of an ancient city, discovered by Mr. 

 Hoskyn and Mr. Forbes during the previous au- 

 tumn. They consist of extensive walls, and many 

 sarcophagi, but all rudely defaced. This may 

 have been the site of Podalia, mentioned by 

 Pliny in his enumeration of the cities around 

 Massicytus. 



From Armootlee there are two passes leading 

 to the valley of the Xanthus. One of these 

 opens into the valley at the village of Kungelar 

 near the Dey's-bridge. It was explored by Mr. 

 Hoskyn ond Mr. Forbes, who found near its 

 entrance the ruins of a city, commanding an im- 

 portant pass. This we have marked on the map 

 as Massicytus, with a query ; if there was a city 

 of that name, the position of these ruins is ex- 

 actly where we should expect to find it. Higher 

 up in this pass is a well-built hellenic fortress. 

 The highest part is about seven thousand feet 



