Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop
Gaziantep · Museum
Photo: Klaus-Peter Simon · CC BY 3.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Archaeology
- Kind
- Museum
- Province / district
- Gaziantep
- Elevation
- 456 m
- Wikidata
- Q26959195
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.
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