FfFfFfFF 58,731 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Anatolia, particularly the east, is incredibly rich in terms of historical ruins, and the latest to be added to the list of archaeological excitements from numerous civilizations of long ago, has come out of Van as excavations revealed the second temple built by Urartian King Menua, of eighth century B.C., among the ruins of Körzüt Castle.This year's excavations at the Urartian castle's site in Van's Muradiye revealed the second temple of King Menua as well as a chamber tomb. In the castle, which was built by the Urartian King Menua on the rocky area of Uluşar neighborhood of Muradiye, important findings were reached during the excavations carried out by the Van Museum. The archaeological excavations had started two months ago. During the excavations, a second temple without rizalite, or corner protrusions, the remains of a masonry chamber tomb built with the technique of corbelling, as well as pottery fragments and metal artifacts were discovered. Source Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dit 46,738 Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Super cool! Turkey's eastern provinces are full of archeological sites that are kind of unknown. Exciting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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