Cisthene orKisthene (Ancient Greek:Κισθήνη) was a coastal town inancient Aeolis, opposite Lesbos Island, in westernMysia; its mines were a source ofcopper. Its location is not certain, but it is generally considered to be near modernAyvalık on the northwesternAegean coast ofTurkey.[1]
During a survey project, realized by Engin Beksaç in 1997, it was possible for Prof. Beksaç to identify the place of Kisthene as Kızçiftlik on the Plains of Gömeç, near Ayvalık (ancient Greek Kydonies-Κυδωνιές). The site is near the sea and faces towards the Peninsula of Pryha. And by the cooperation of Kızçiftlik, it has been partially uncovered. Much archaeological data, from theEarly Bronze Age up to theLate-Byzantine Period, have identified by Prof. Beksaç on the surface. According to the information, provided byStrabo, the ruins, identified by Prof. Beksaç, are related to Kisthene.[2]
The site is tentatively located by modern scholars nearGömeç.[3]
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