|
©The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey - TAY Project
|
|
|
|
|
|
Günyurdu Kalesi |
|
|
For site maps and drawings please click on the picture...  |
For photographs please click on the photo...  |
|
Type:
|
Fortress |
|
Altitude:
|
m |
|
Region:
|
Eastern Anatolia |
|
Province:
|
Mus |
|
District:
|
Bulanik |
|
Village:
|
Günyurdu |
|
Investigation Method:
|
Survey |
|
Period:
|
|
|
|
|
  |
|
| This site is 1 km Northeast of Günyurdu (Tirtop) Village of Bulanık Suburb of Muş City. It is documented during the survey carried out by Biber-Çavuşoğlu in 2009. It is located on a hill which has an altitude of 1780 m extending in Northeast-Southwest direction between the two creeks which merge and construct the Geli Creek. The access to the fort is via the antique road which is made by flattening the main rock and which makes a West curve after passing through the West of necropolis trough the flatlands in the South. The size of the fort is 75 by 220 m; it is roughly rectangular and the entrance to the fort is from the Northeast corner. The gate is 6 m wide with exposed corner stones. The entire fort is surrounded by a wall made of lime and andesite stones with half- or full- workmanship. Curtin-bastion-like pits and elevations exist in on the wall. Two rock tombs exist in the slopes outside the fort walls right next to the Northwest corner. The Eastern grave is closer to the fort and has a gradual line up which descends gradually towards the fort. The grave is filled with debris and its North and East walls are carved in niche-like forms. Remains of a foundation of a structure made of no-workmanship stones can be traced on that plain land in the West of the creek which is in the West of the fort. EIA, MIA, LIA and MA pottery pieces are found on the surface of the fort and the surrounding areas [Biber-Çavuşoğlu 2011: 210]. |
| Location: |
| Geography and Environment: |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: |
| Stratigraphy: |
| Small Finds: |
| Remains: |
| Interpretation and Dating: |
