New findings on urartian rock-cut tomb in Mazgirt/Kaleköy fortress
Systemizing the Past: Papers in Near Eastern and Caucasian Archaeology Dedicated to Pavel S. Avetisyan on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday, Archaeo, ss.116-126, 2023
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2023
- Doi Numarası: 10.2307/jj.608099.12
- Yayınevi: Archaeo
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.116-126
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Kaleköy, Local architecture, Rock-cut tomb, Urartu, Wall paintings
- Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Kaleköy Fortress, located near to the Mazgirt District, is 26 km away from the city center of Tunceli. The fortress has been established on an oval-shaped hill with the height of 80 m and the diameter of 750 m. There is a two-roomed rock-cut tomb in Kaleköy Fortress on the southern facade of fortress citadel, on rocky podium. Architectural installation and decorations give this tomb a unique place among the other examples of Urartian rock-cut tombs. Architectural decoration elements, wall paintings and marks of inner decoration have qualities that are comparable with the royal tombs in Tuspa, the capital city of Urartu. The bodies of people buried in this rock-cut tomb have not been found. However, it can be assumed that they were members of the Urartian ruling house, perhaps, high-ranking officials, who governed over those distant regions. Thus, the rock-cut tomb in Kaleköy Fortress should be evaluated within the category of royal Urartian rock-cut tombs. This study aims to reveal the unknown features of this tomb within the light of new observations.