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Excavations that started over five years ago at a Urartian necropolis at Çavuştepe Castle in eastern Turkey (ancient Anatolia) have revealed a multiplicity of burial customs among the Iron Age Urartu people (9th century BC-6th century BC). Headed by Professor Rafet Çavuşoğlu of Van Province’s Yüzüncü Yıl University’s (YYÜ) Archaeology Department, the 25-member team consists […]
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Necropolis in Turkey Reveals the Iron Age Burial Customs of the Urartu
September 24th, 2021 
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2,900-year-old Urartu archeological park to be opened to public
November 27th, 2020 Awake Goy Turkey will open the ruins of Altintepe Fortress to tourists and visitors, according to Turkish news outlet Anadolu Agency.The 2,900-year-old fortress is located in the Erzincan province on the Silk Road. It was a center of the Byzantine Empire and an important Urartu settlement built between 850 and 890 BC.Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry began […]
