Basilica, Upper Acropolis

Name of structure: Basilica, Upper Acropolis
Extended name of structure:
Type of structure: church
Country or main area: Turkey
Region within country or main area: Antalya Province
City or area within region: Xanthos, Lycia [now Kinik]
Date of structure: 5th century?
Century of structure 1: 5 AD
Century of structure 2:
Specific place of mosaic: South narthex.
Also, the baptistery to the north of the basilica.
Brief descriptive contents of mosaic: As reported by  M. Jean-Pierre Sodini [Mellink]:

 During the excavation of the narthex, we discovered remnants of opus sectile in the centre, and mosaics in the north and south divisions, with extensive use of glass tesserae in the south, damaged by fire. 

The baptistery was decorated with vault mosaics [Courtils and Cavalier] 
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Were other materials found at site (i.e., glass cakes)?
Has analysis been done?
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Bibliography of mainly technical resources:

Mellink, Machteld J., ‘Archaeology in Asia Minor’, American Journal of Archaeology, 76.2 (1972), 165-188
des Courtils, Jacque and Lawrence Cavalier, ‘The City of Xanthos from Archaic to Byzantine Times: http://www.academia.edu/1310466/The_City_ of_Xanthos
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