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Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary, Overview of Chamber B
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Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary, Overview of Chamber B

The Yazilikaya Hittite sanctuary near Hattusa was made of two rock chambers, later labelled Chamber A and Chamber B by archaeologists. The walls of each chamber were covered with the richest and...
Doorway, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Doorway, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

The square doorway at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl) leading to the central burial chamber (shown). The square...
Rock Spirals, Valcamonica
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Rock Spirals, Valcamonica

Prehistoric spiral rock carvings at Valcamonica, Lombardy, Italy. 2800-2400 BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Milan)
Roundel Detail, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Roundel Detail, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

A close-up image of the central roundel of the divine emblem at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). This image...
Rock relief of Mountain Hareer
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Rock relief of Mountain Hareer

This rock relief lies on the cliff of Hareer Mountain, which looks over the modern village of Patas and Hareer, Erbil Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. The relief depicts a standing man who wears a hat, raises his right...
Star Roundel, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Star Roundel, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

Detail of the relief carved at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). This roundel lies at the right side, above the...
Burial Chamber, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Burial Chamber, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

This is the left burial chamber at the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). This rectangular coffin was carved into the rocky floor...
Assyrian Rock Carvings
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Assyrian Rock Carvings

Rock carvings of King Sennacherib I in Kenis, Iraq. At this point water from the Gomel Gorge was diverted into the Atrush Canal to provide water for the Assyrian city of Nineveh.
Floor Chamber, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Floor Chamber, Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

This is the right burial chamber at the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). This rectangular coffin was carved into the rocky floor...
Facial Details, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan
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Facial Details, The Rock-Cut Tombs of Qizqapan

A close-up image of the two standing men of the relief at the façade of the rock-cut tombs of Ashkawt-i Qizqapan (Kurdish: The Cave of the Ravisher or the Cave of the Raped/Abducted Girl). The Median headdress...
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