Area R Gallery
Around the Lower Town, areas R, V and Z provided important information regarding the organization of the outskirts of the city during the Middle Bronze Age. Area R is located on a basaltic ridge to the North-East of the Karasu river. In fact, a surface survey of the area has revealed a conspicuous stone wall that ran along the modern artificial lake, perhaps connected to the city defensive complex or to some sort of control system of the watercourse. About 150 meters to the North of the ridge, an ancient road and a small Middle Bronze I necropolis have been identified.
General aerial photo of Area R, 2007
External fortifications of Area R during excavation, view from the south-east
External fortifications of Area R during excavation, view from the south
External fortifications of Area R during excavation, view from the south-west
Detail of Tomb 10 found in Area R during excavation, view from the west
Detail of Tomb 6 found in Area R during excavation, view from the north
Detail of Tomb 2 found in Area R during excavation, view from the north
Detail of Tomb 7 found in Area R during excavation, view from the north-west
Detail of the wall W.2102 in Area R during excavation, view from the north
Detail of pit P.2107 in Area R during excavation, view from the west