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Karabel relief
38.3706° N, 27.4560° E
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The Hittite / Luwian Karabel relief is a rock relief in the pass of the same name, between Torbalı and Kemalpaşa, about 20 km from Izmir in Turkey. Rock reliefs are a prominent aspect of Hittite art.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Carving of the relief
13th century BCE
Texier visit
1839
Lepsius visit
1840
Kiepert re-evaluation
1843
Texier publication
1862
Road construction destruction
1977-1982
Inscription deciphered
1998
Modern damage
early 2019
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ReliefsInscriptionsMonuments
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Rock Shelters
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