Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot)
Hasankeyf · Cepha
Roman to Artuqid (200 BCE–1400 CE); tombs Roman·Roman / Artuqid·🇹🇷 Batman Province, Tigris Valley, Hasankeyf, Turkey
About
About Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot)
Tigris cliff town rescue excavations 2000–19, Roman tombs and Artuqid palaces now under Ilısu Lake with relocated Zeynel Bey tomb. Recorded context — Period: Roman to Artuqid (200 BCE–1400 CE); tombs Roman; Culture: Roman / Artuqid; Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone, mortar; Condition: submerged — Ilısu 2020.
Why it mattersKey Roman / Artuqid rock_cut with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1150 CE Small Palace; Roman tombs 200 CE; bridge 1116 CE
- Period
- Roman to Artuqid (200 BCE–1400 CE); tombs Roman
- Culture
- Roman / Artuqid
- Purpose
- Cliff rock-cut tombs and Artuqid bridge fragment — Tigris citadel with 5000 caves
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1933
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot)
c. 1150 CE Small Palace; Roman tombs 200 CE; bridge 1116 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot)
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot)
On the ground
Structures & features
37.7150° N · 41.4130° E · 540 m · 4 mapped features
- Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot) — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot) — hydraulic feature37.7145° N · 41.4124° E
- Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot) — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot) — subsidiary complex37.7161° N · 41.4127° E
- Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot) — Southern Rock Artrock artrock art at Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot) — hydraulic feature37.7137° N · 41.4137° E
- Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot) — Eastern Structurestructurestructure at Hasankeyf — New Town Rock-Cut Tombs (Old Town Roman Bridge Foot) — primary structure37.7135° N · 41.4134° E
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