The first historical information about Caunos is found in the works of the famous Greek historian Herodotus, the geographer Strabo of Amasia and the Latin poet Ovidus. You can find information about the works from Kaunos and the wars fought here in the Caunos and Byblis articles of various encyclopedias. The excavations that have been carried out in Kaunos since 1966 were stopped at the end of the 2003 summer season. Kaunos will be rebuilt with the artifacts that have now been extracted, and it will be tried to regain its old look. Excavation and repair work in Caunos was carried out in 1966 by Prof. It started under the management of Baki Öğün. Professor who led the excavations after Ögün’s retirement. Cengiz Işık published a book about Kaunos in 2001. This book is full of archaeological terms that may be liked by those interested in archeology, but not very understandable to the ordinary citizen.

Stating that it is not possible to completely unearth the thousands of years of history of Caunos, Prof. Işık said, “This place has been robbed throughout history. In addition, the topographic structure of the slope on which the city is built is not suitable for this, ”he says. Indeed, part of the city is under water. Prof. In a statement made in 2003, Işık said that they will no longer carry out excavations. Prof. Işık explained that they will leave other works waiting to be unearthed to future generations, and they will try to provide visitors with the opportunity to visit Kaunos thousands of years ago by raising the excavated works from now on.