Since 1961, excavations conducted at the ancient Carian city of Aphrodisias, in southwestern Turkey, have yielded an amazingly rich and varied harvest of archaeological information of singular importance to the prehistory and history of the site as well as those of western Anatolia. The quantity and quality of monuments of the Imperial period, when Aphrodisias reached the apogee of its prosperity, are particularly striking and provide us with significant, fresh data for the history of Graeco-Roman art and architecture. Above all, the unprecedented amount of sculptural finds confirms beyond any reasonable doubt the originality and multiple activities of Aphrodisias sculptors.
