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Mutluca Kaya Mezarlari |
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Rock-cut Tomb |
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1052 m |
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Diyarbakir |
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Hazro |
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Village:
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Mutluca |
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Survey |
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| It is located on the mountain skirts; 100 m east of Mutluca Village in Hazro District of Diyarbakir Province. It appears in the Diyarbakir Culture Inventory which was achieved after the surveys organized by the Diyarbakir Province Culture and Tourism Directorship between 2009 and 2011.Four rock graves carved into the bedrock were found. The entrance of the grave numbered 1 on the west measures 1x1.5 m and it has three klinai. In the middle of klinai, there is a square shaped bone pit with a dimension of 2x2 m. The entrance of the grave numbered 2 on its east is 80x60 cm in dimension. It faces to the south. The grave measures 3x4 m and has three klinai with circular arch. The entrance of the grave numbered 3 has been damaged but the door sill remained intact. The interior section is entered through two stairs. The burial chamber is with a dimension of 5x3.5 m has three oval shaped klinai. The grave numbered 4 which has a rectangular shaped entrance measures 2x1.5 m and has no kline. |
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