For one of our days off, we went on the customary tour of tells in the area. Our first stop was Zincirli, an excavation run by the Oriental Institute.
The grand stairway at Tilmen Hoyuk.
Here we get a tour from the director of the site.
We stopped for lunch, and look, another wedding!
Next was Tilmen Hoyuk, which did not appear to be expecting visitors. It is ostensibly
an archaeological park, but they seem to be working on the entrance.
Watch out where you step.
The views from the site are rather spectacular.
A very Turkish motorcycle.
The last site we visited was the Yesemek quarry and sculpture workshop. Positioned on a hill beneath a
large basalt outcrop are many partially carved stone lions, sphinxes and weird bear-men.
This was potentially the source of stone for the lion featured in the last post.
A small herd of donkeys roaming the park.
The sculptures are in various states of completion. Very interesting to see the
stages of production, especially in light of our lion.
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