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Aydinsu Kaya Mezari |
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Rock-cut Tomb |
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Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Erzurum |
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District:
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Karayazi |
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Village:
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Aydinsu |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Middle Iron Age |
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| It is a single-chamber structure opening to the southern façade of the monoblock rocky mass at the Hicrik Mevkii, 27 km south of the Elmalidere Subdistrict and 5 km south of the Aydinsu Village in the Karayazi District of Erzurum. Overall it bears simple features. The gate to the south of the rock allowing entrance to the grave chamber measures 0.52x0.67x0.75 m in dimensions. The interior measurements were not obtained as the rock grave is filled with debris at present. |
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