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Aslantaş-Yılantaş
39.0482° N, 30.5243° E
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Aslantaş and Yılantaş are two Phrygian monumental rock-cut tombs located in the "Phrygian Valley", in İhsaniye District of Afyonkarahisar Province, western Turkey. They are thought to belong to noble people. The site is 11 km (6.8 mi) east of İhsaniye town and 30 km (19 mi) north of Afyonkarahisar next to the Eskişehir-Afyonkarahisar highway D-665.
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Yılantaş dating
6th century BC
Aslantaş dating
early 8th century BC or late 7th century BC
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