- Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop
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Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop
Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop is an open-air museum and archaeological site located in Gaziantep Province, Turkey. The site was a quarry in Hittite times and considered to be the largest known stonemasonry workshop from the ancient Near East.
The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Yesemek Quarry and Sculpture Workshop.by Klaus-Peter Simon, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Klaus-Peter Simon, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Klaus-Peter Simon, GFDL or CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 528 m
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UNESCO Tentative List
Date of Submission
2012
Second Millennium BC
Hittite
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