Kapilikaya Rock Tomb | |
Native Name: | Laçin Kapılıkaya Kaya Mezarı |
Native Language: | tr |
Location: | Laçin District, Turkey |
Built: | circa 200-100 BCE |
The Kapilikaya Rock Tomb is located between Laçin and Kırkdilim,[1] 27 km north of Çorum, Turkey, on a rocky, steep and rough land formed by rift valleys cracked by river, on the north- west corner of a rock which extends to the north. A steep trail ascends the left side of a rocky outcropping, culminating in stairs before a tomb. Access to its inner chamber is through a small square opening halfway up.[2]
It is a rock tomb of the Hellenistic period, dating back to the 2nd century B.C. The inscription "IKEZIOS" stands on the door of the tomb.[3] The tomb is in a cube shape.