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Asagi Marnuk Nekropolü |
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Necropolis |
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Mus |
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Bulanik |
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Village:
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Mollakent |
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Survey |
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| This site is located in 4.5 km Southwest of Province of Mollakent of District of Bulanõk of City of Mus, in 200 m Northeast of Marnuk Fortress, and in Lower Marnuk Road location. It is researched by Biber-Çavusoglu during the survey initiated in 2009 and planned to last five years. Necropolis extends on both sides of the road to Marnuk Fortress and is 50 by 500 m in size. A burial chamber exists in the most west of the site, on the west slope of a small hill. The entrance of the burial chamber is destructed. The burial chamber is built in East-West direction. Even though the entrance is destructed it can still be assessed that it is facing East. The burial chamber is 2 by 6 m wide and 1.50 m high. The ceiling of the wall is constructed by 5 large lid stones 1.30 by 2.20 m. North and South walls of the burial chamber are made of large, multiple-edged, no-masonry blocks using overlapping technique. It has the same masonry technique with Early Iron Age graves from the District of Van. Ceramics from Early and Middle Iron Age are found around the grave. The site is registered as Takça Hill Necropolis in the list of archaeological sites created by Ministry of Culture and Tourism [Biber-Çavusoglu 2011:205-206]. |
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