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Ilısu Höyük wall with towersFigure 64: Late Roman settlement at Ilısu Höyük (Ökse, 2013: 148)Figure 65: Ilısu Höyük, the plan of the settlement (Ökse, 2013: 148)Figure 66: Parade masks from Ilısu Höyük (Brunwasser, 2013: 10)

Location:

  • Türkiye, Ilısu
  • geo:37.529446,41.832359
  • Location ± 5-25 m.

Period or year:

  • -9300~ / unknown

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=62975

Annotations

The sacral presinct of Boncuklu Tarla at the Ilisu village consists of a large communal building with stone pillars closely similar  to those of  Göbekli Tepe.

Sources:

  1. Halil Ibrahim Sincar, 11,000-year-old temple found in eastern Turkey-Anadolu Agency 31.10.2019 -https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/11-000-year-old-temple-found-in-eastern-turkey/1631856
  2. Muhammed Furkan Gunes, Ancient site older than Gobeklitepe unearthed in Turkey. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/ancient-site-older-than-gobeklitepe-unearthed-in-turkey/1664156

Nearby

Zeviya Tivilki

Iron Age rural settlement - salvage excavation.

Ilısu Höyük Roman Fort

Roman fort near Tigris river dated to 2nd/ 3rd century A.D.

Zaviya Kavla (3 km)

Koçtepe Village - settlement


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