ROCK GRAVES TO THE SOUTH OF MIRDESE CASTLE

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Kumluca (Mirdese) village, which is located within the borders of Hasankeyf district of Batman province, is located 20.75 km southeast of Batman city center and 14.5 km west of Hasankeyf. It is 2.50 km southwest of Kumluca village.

The entrance of the rectangular planned rock-cut tomb located in the south of Mirdese Castle faces southeast. The entrance section has been largely destroyed. There is a kline divided by five piers in the northeast of the rock tomb. The pillars resemble the columns of the Hellenistic Period (330-30 BC). There is another section from the ground to the southeast of the tomb. This section was either an area where the dead gifts were placed or was built in the later periods and was used for storage purposes. In addition, the cemetery may have been used as a rock house for shelter in later periods.