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Three Urartian Rock-Cut Tombs from Palu

Tel Aviv: Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University, 1994
L'importance attribuee par le royaume d'Urartu a sa frontiere occidentale est affirme par un route ou se trouvaient des relais espaces de 20 a 30 km. Dans la region de la riviere Murat, la route bifurque vers le sud. Ce site est protege par une importante forteresse : Palu. Des tombes troglodytiques y furent exhumees. Cet article parle de cette mise au
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Rock-Cut Tombs and an Open-Air Shrine at Madavank, Eastern Turkey

Ancient Near Eastern Studies, 2003
This article deals with five rock-cut tombs and an open-air shrine located at Madavank, near Van, in eastern Turkey. These monuments are described, analysed and compared with the similar structures built by the Urartians.It is proposed that the tombs and the open-air shrine at Madavank comprise a unique complex for the Van region.
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Hollow Brick Tombs, Rock-Cut Chamber Tombs, and the Two-Tiered Earthen Platform Phenomenon in Qin Tombs

Architecture Engineering and Science
Despite the continuous improvement of productivity and the growing human ability to transform and utilize nature, natural conditions and the ecological environment have always been decisive factors shaping the characteristics of cultural remains. During the Warring States, Qin, and Han periods, the emergence of vertical shaft tombs with a rammed-earth ...
Kai Feng, Lu Liu, Ru Lin
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The Rock-Cut Tombs of the Karabacak Village

2018
The rock-cut tombs of the Karabacak village are by the Middle Kızılırmak River, by Yozgat in Central Anatolia. This region, with its rich water source and strategical location, was inhabited by many cultures interacting with neighbouring cultures throughout history. Few archaeological excavations and surface surveys have been conducted in Yozgat and in
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The Rock-Cut Temple Tombs in the Mediterranean Area. A Study

2012
THE ROCK-CUT TEMPLE TOMBS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA. A STUDY. Ambrosini Laura1 1Istituto di Studi sulle Civiltà Italiche e del Mediterraneo Antico - CNR, Roma, Italia, laura.ambrosini@iscima.cnr.it The rock-cut tombs are an interesting feature of Anatolian architecture in general. The type varies from site to site.
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NEW OBSERVATIONS OF THE DOGUBAYAZIT ROCK-CUT TOMB

2017
The Rock-Cut Tomb of Doğubayazıt is a unique example in the Eastern Anatolian and Urartian geography with its plan, features and façade reliefs. It comprises of a main hall at the entrance, and two rooms that can be accessed by ascending from it. There are niches on the west and north walls of the tomb chamber. What makes the Doğubayazıt Tomb unique is
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The Rock-cut Tombs of Norchia: the State of Research

2014
The necropolis of Norchia, in the area of Viterbo (80 km. North of Rome), with its rock-cut tombs, is one of the most important archaeological sites of southern Etruria. This is an important and rare example of rock architecture, one of the few preserved in Italy.
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THE ROCK-CUT TOMBS OF ONAR VILLAGE IN ARAPGIR

2017
The subject of this study is the rock tombs in Onar village, which is located fi fteen kilometers from the town of Arapgir and fi ve kilometers east of the road. Despite the lack of knowledge about the region’s ancient history, it is likely that the region developed alongside with Malatya province until the Roman period ...
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Etruscan rock-cut tombs and 3D modeling

2015
This thesis examines Etruscan rock-cut tombs that are characteristic for inland southern Etruria and are dated from second quarter of the 6th century BC to the end of 3rd and beginning of the 2nd century BC. Thesis is focused on the architecture of the tombs, their typology, decoration, iconography and their architectural evolution.
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Early Rock-Cut Tombs in Ireland

Antiquity, 1937
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