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Unearthed after 2,800 years: Turkish archaeologists find Kingdom of Uratu pithos tombs during painst
Unearthed after 2,800 years: Turkish archaeologists find Kingdom of Uratu pithos tombs during painstaking excavation
Staff Writer 38 minutes ago
By Sam Matthew for MailOnline
Using just a small hand trowel these archaeologists are painstakingly working to unlock the secrets of an ancient kingdom.
Historians believe that they have unearthed tombs dating back over 2,800 years in Van, eastern Turkey.
The pithos burial chambers, which are like large ceramic jars, are thought to be from the Kingdom of Uratu, which ruled from the country from the mid-ninth century BC until its defeat by the Medes.
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Painstaking: Archaeologists believe these 2,800-year-old pithos tombs from the Kingdom of Uratu
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Historians at work in the Turkish town of Vans, which was the capital of the Urartian Kingdom
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Vans was the capital of the Urartian Kingdom until it fell early in the sixth century BC.
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http://www.floridanewstime.com/regional/122236-unearthed-after-2-800-years-turkish-archaeologists-find-kingdom-of-uratu-pithos-tombs-during-painstaking-excavation.html#sthash.iTrASP8L.dpuf
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