Labraunda Archaeological Sitevisitor guide.

The earliest historical information regarding Labraunda derives from Herodotus, the famed historian of antiquity. For the Carians residing in southwestern Anatolia, Labraunda served as an eminent sacred cult sanctuary. The origins of the cult of Zeus Labraundos—the 'God of the Double Axe'—are believed to trace back to the freshwater spring and the great rocky crag dominating the temple terrace. Reached via an ancient stone-paved 'Sacred Way' originating from Mylasa (Milas) measuring 14 km in length and 8 meters in width, the earliest archaeological finds at the sanctuary of Zeus Labraundos date to the 5th century BC. Excavations at Labraunda were initiated in 1948 by Prof. A. W. Persson of Uppsala University, Sweden, and subsequently directed by Prof. Dr. Pontus Hellström from the same institution. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS BEÇİN CASTLE AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE EUROMOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE MİLAS GÜMÜŞKESEN MONUMENT HERACLEIA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IASSOS FISH MARKET MUSEUM IASSOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE MİLAS MUSEUM