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Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop
36.8931° N, 36.7444° E
About
Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop is an open-air museum and archaeological site in Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The site was a quarry in Hittite times and occupies a 100000 m2 area, making it the largest known stonemasonry workshop from the ancient Near East.
Historical Timeline
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Activity under Sam'al
9th century BCE
Abandonment under Assyrian control
8th century BCE
UNESCO Tentative List
13 April 2012
Founding under Suppiluliuma I
1344–1322 BC
Austrian excavation at Zincirli
1890
Turkish excavations (Bahadır Alkım)
1957–1961
Archaeological Features
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Water Management Features
Industrial and Craft Structures
Artistic and Decorative Features
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