ABSTRACT
Two things have to be emphasised at the outset: that even bearing in mind its comparatively out-of-the-way position, much more archaeological fieldwork and in particular excavation has taken place in Samnium than in Lycia: the Balboura project itself is at a comparatively early stage. So naturally many of the conclusions take the form of hypotheses to be tested. This is especially true of the discussion of settlement in Lycia as much more field-survey needs to be done around the urban centre of Balboura and in the territory of the town: this is planned for the coming years. My aim is to provide a working hypothesis which fieldwork can then support or disprove.
