The niches where carved out on the lycia tombs and comment of the ritual meanings from ancient times to modern times

Abstract

The Niches that have got for a long time past in the Anatolian tradition are carved out generally oriented to the religious usage in both spatial and outside spatial. Rather the firstly meaning of the niches seems that symbolic also are used for the functional causes into inhabitancy. The niches are known for at the endings of the 9th B.C. - beginning of the 8th B.C. in Urartu Religious architecture. Following periods for example in the Roman times we see in the Cilicia region necropolis. Determining such a ship, wine, wreath, flower and peacock motives which are related to the death cult painted to the niches in Anamourion necropolis. Generally the dead presents to put in the niches where are carved out Kline grave chambers. The niches also engraved to set the owners of the tombs. Particularly this practice was common in the Roman period.