
The ancient city of Assos
The history of Assos Ancient City goes back to 6th Century B.C. The city was faced to the sea and people were climbing down via terraces to the sea. After the Ottoman Empire had settled to the area, the settlement moved to the opposite site and Behramkale village was founded.
The city was built on an extinct volcanic hill, between andesite rocks and 236m high from the sea. Andesite stone was used during the construction of buildings. Although Assos stone is hard to handle, it is a durable stone; the old people called it man eater. Sarcophaguses made from this stone had been exported in the old days.
The first archeological excavation was made between 1881-1883 in Assos by an American archeologist group. In 1981 during the second start of the excavation, necropol was the first to be discovered.