Üçtepe Höyük
Archaeological site in Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Üçtepe Höyük, is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey about 40 kilometers southeast of the modern city of Diyarbakır and about 10 kilometers southwest of modern Bismil. The village of Üçtepe is nearby. It was occupied from the Late Early Bronze Age until the Roman period and is notable as the discovery location of the Kurkh Monoliths. The ancient site of Ziyaret Tepe lies 22 kilometers to the west.[1] Other archaeological sites in the area include Pir Hüseyin, Kenan Tepe, Hirbemerdon Tepe, Salat Tepe, Giricano, and Sahin Tepe (Müslüman Tepe).[2][3][4]
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Location | Diyarbakır Province, (Turkey) |
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Coordinates | 37°49′12″N 40°31′48″E |
Type | settlement |
History | |
Founded | 3th millennium BC |
Periods | Bronze Age, Iron Age, Hellenistic, Roman |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1861-1863, 1866, 1907, 1988-1992 |
Archaeologists | John George Taylor, Albert T. Olmstead, Veli Sevin |
Condition | Ruined |
Ownership | Public |
Public access | Yes |
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