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Idyma’s Byzantine Castle Sheds New Light On Carian Culture It is believed Idyma may have been founded as long ago as 700 BC, and the archaeologists are trying to learn more about various cultures who occupied the city throughout its existence.  So far, their explorations have uncovered a variety of fascinating ruins that appear to have connections to different time periods. We are currently excavating places where there are traces of the  Hellenistic period , possibly related to the port,” project leader and Muğla University archaeologist Abdulkadir Baran  told the Turkish news service Anadolu Agency .  He explained that the Hellenistic period in the area began with the  Carian culture , which was responsible for the founding of Idyma in the first millennium BC. Not that much is known about the Carians, although the Greek historian Herodotus claimed they were originally  Minoan. 

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