GÖKBEL KÖYÜ HAMAS KIRANI TÜMÜLÜSÜ
THE TUMULUS OF HAMAS KIRANI IN GÖKBEL

Summary/Abstract: The Yenice Hamas Kıranı tumulus is located near the village of Gökbel,which is 25km from the centre of the town in Kastamonu, in the western Black Sea region. The tumulus is located in the area known as Paphlagonia in ancient times. The tumulus has two chambers. The tomb structure lying in the centre of the tumulus. The tomb direction is east to West. The tumulus chambers were constructed with limestone blocks and formed with rectangular-planned. Unfortunately, this tumulus has been excavated many times by illegal excavators. The tomb structure, which has according to the architectural features, is dated to the in the middle of the 4th century BC.

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