Ikiztepe

Sepulchre of an Amazon Queen ?

Near the mouth of the river Halys (today: Kizilirmak) this imposing Early Bronze Age sepulchre has been excavated. The archaeological finds there are largely identical with those from Dündartepe - that site in the Thermodon-Iris plain which is associated with the Early Bronze Age Amazon culture. Thus, it might be possible that this was the tomb of an Amazon queen.

the tomb from the front

the tomb from above

the tomb from inside

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