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Submitted by davidmorgan on Friday, 14 January 2011  Page Views: 6869

Multi-periodSite Name: Tushpa Alternative Name: Tuşpa, Van Castle, Van Kalesi
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 0.274 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Van
Latitude: 38.503366N  Longitude: 43.335224E
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Tushpa submitted by davidmorgan : The rocky outcrop on which the Urartians built their capital. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Van Province, Turkey. 9th century BCE capital of the Kingdom of Urartu.

Note: Urartian king's burial chamber opened for first time.
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Tushpa submitted by davidmorgan : Overlooking Lake Van. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tushpa submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing, from "History of Persia..." via archive.org Site in Turkey (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tushpa submitted by durhamnature : Van, from "Ninevah and Babylon" via archive.org Site in Turkey (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Excavations shed light on Urartian’s social life by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 07 October 2014
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This year’s works in the north part of the Van Castle have revealed important data on social and cultural life of Urartian people. A trade mandate is among the interesting findings in the excavation.

The excavations that have been continuing for five years in the tumulus located in the northern side of the Van Castle have unearthed objects that shed light on social and cultural life of the Urartians. Among the most interesting findings is trade tablet detailing commercial information.

Istanbul University Van Region History and Archaeology Center Deputy Director Assistant Professor Erkan Konyar is the head of the centuries-old excavation field, where 35 academics are working.

The patterns of chariots that were produced 3,000 years ago in the Urartian Kingdom, rare pots and pans from the 15th and 16th centuries, a 5,000-year-old portable oven and 2,700-year-old jewelry have been so far unearthed in the tumulus. Bronze fibulas, a trade mandate and civic settlements of the Urartian public are among this season’s discoveries, according to Konyar.

He said that during this season’s works, Urartian houses were found in civic settlements and their architecture structure showed that the houses belonged to the people who were working to meet the needs of the royal people living in the citadels.

“Most of the findings have civic characters. Among the most important findings of this year is a tablet of mandate, which has commercial content. It is about products that were dispatched from here. It is very important to understand commercial relations. Maybe this place was the house of a clerk, and kiln tablets had been written here. It is now being scientifically examined,” he said.

Konyar said most of the excavations on the Urartian era were carried out in castles and revealed the life style of the king. “Not much is known about the civic life in the Urartian era. This is why the excavations in the tumulus are very important.”

He added that inside the Urartian people’s houses they had found ovens and foodstuffs. “We see that the traditional house culture in Van also existed in the Urartian era. We see the reflections of the Urartians today. Ovens and cellars, which are seen in Van houses today, are also seen in the Urartian houses. Houses do not have a certain order. They were arranged to meet the needs of the people living there. Their architecture is different. This is why further excavations are very important. It was also a surprise for us that the houses were preserved well. Walls still survive. The tumulus will provide us very important data to determine the history of the city,” Konyar said.

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First 3-D work in Urartu kings’ tombs by davidmorgan on Friday, 23 August 2013
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For the first time, 3-D models of kings’ tombs in Van Castle, the capital of the Urartu Kingdom, are being made using lasers and the latest development technology.

As the archaeological works have been continuing in the old city of Van and Van Castle, the stone tombs of Urartu kings, one of the most important monuments from the Urartu period, will be explored in detail with the 3-D models.

The Istanbul University Van Region History and Archaeology Center director, Professor Erkan Konyar, said the kings’ tombs in Van Castle showed the success of Urartu architects.

“Besides the works in the old city of Van and the tumulus, another working field is the citadel area. There are monumental tombs of the Urartu kings here. These tombs prove to us that the Urartu architects were the biggest architects of the first millennium. We see here that 200-square-meter stones were processed and tomb houses for kings were created. We are documenting this area. This is very important work in terms of science. We are working with a team made up of topographers, architects and interior decorators.”

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Urartu palace unearthed by davidmorgan on Friday, 26 October 2012
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The first palace structure from the Urartu Kingdom has been found in excavations at the top of Van Castle in the eastern province of Van. The excavation work is headed by Professor Erkan Konyar from Istanbul University. The archaeological team has unearthed the earliest structures of the Urartu civilization, Konyar said, adding that they will continue excavating the palace and its surroundings to reveal other structures in the next years.

“Its architectural structure shows that the palace was built in the early Urartu period. In 1.5 months of work, the ruins of the palace have been unearthed to a depth of six meters underground. We hope to eventually excavate all of the public buildings of the Urartu civilization,” Konyar said.

With photo at - http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/urartu-palace-unearthed.aspx?pageID=238&nID=30162&NewsCatID=375
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Urartian king's burial chamber opened for first time by Anonymous on Friday, 14 January 2011
Burial chambers of Urartian King Argishti and his family in the western wing of the ancient castle in the eastern province of Van was opened for the first time.

The Anatolia news agency took photographs and video of the burial chambers which were closed to visitors.

Centered around the Lake Van in the eastern Turkey, the Urartian Kingdom ruled from the mid 9th century BC till its defeat by Media in the early 6th century BC. The most splendid monuments of the Urartian Kingdom take place in Van since the city was the capital of the kingdom.

Built on a rocky peak, the castle, one of the most significant samples of the Urartian architecture, was brought to daylight during excavations headed by lecturer Altan Cilingiroglu of the Ege University. The castle draws hundreds of Turkish and foreign visitors each year.

Argishti I was the sixth known king of the ancient kingdom, reigning from 786 BC to 764 BC. As the son and the successor of Menua, he continued the series of conquests initiated by his predecessors. Victorious against Assyria, he conquered the northern part of Syria and made Urartu the most powerful state in the post-Hittite Near East.

His burial chamber in the west wing of the Van Castle is composed of five separate sections. There are Urartian inscriptions on the walls.

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