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Surroundings:

Yunus Stele (Karkemish)A Stele by Suhi I from KarkemishKarkemis, Suhi I SteleKarkemis South GateKelekli, Stele of Suhis IIKelekli SteleHittite Warrior IXth c. BCŞaraga, Pottery KilnsGre Virike, Shft grave

Location:

  • Türkiye, Yurtbağı
  • geo:36.86005,38.009136
  • Location ± 100-500 m.

Period or year:

  • -1200~ / -800~

Class:

  • Grave or burial field
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=73268

Annotations

The Neo-Hittite Merj Khamis -  cemetery has been plundered for a long time.  Woolley could identify 30 graves, 8 of which were excavated. Unfortynately published only one.

See:

  1. Antonio Bonomo, YUNUS: RICERCHE E SCAVI NELLA NECROPOLI DELL’ETÀ DEL FERRO DI KARKEMISH, 2016, http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/7715/1/Bonomo_Antonio_tesi.pdf

 


Nearby

Yunus Stele (Karkemish) (2 km)

Funerary Stele from Yunus (Karkemish)

North City Gate (3 km)

North City Gate

Gürçay Inscription (3 km)

Hieroglyphic Inscription from Gürçay (Karkemish)


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