A Study of a Unique Roman Funerary Monument and Its Population at Dara in Upper Mesopotamia: A Collective Rock Burial “Tower”

A Study of a Unique Roman Funerary Monument and Its Population at Dara in Upper Mesopotamia: A Collective Rock Burial “Tower”Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas ResearchSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/M6SKQKJG/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.CharlotteLabedan-KodaşAyşeAcarNihatErdoğanA Study of a Unique Roman Funerary Monument and Its Population at Dara in Upper Mesopotamia: A Collective Rock Burial “Tower”http://syriaca.org/cbss/M6SKQKJGhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/M6SKQKJGhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/M6SKQKJGBulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research391202425-45This article provides an in-depth study of a singular funerary monument located in the ancient city of Dara (southeastern Turkey). Its features relate to various influences, some of them outside the Roman world, and present a unique insight into the ritual practices of the inhabitants of Dara. This paper brings together archaeological and taphonomic evidence provided by recent excavations to offer perspectives for the dating of the building and the identification of the people buried there. Labedan-Kodaş, Charlotte, Ayşe Acar, and Nihat Erdoğan. “A Study of a Unique Roman Funerary Monument and Its Population at Dara in Upper Mesopotamia: A Collective Rock Burial ‘Tower.’” Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research 391 (2024): 25–45. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1086/729119. Charlotte Labedan-Kodaş, Ayşe Acar, and Nihat Erdoğan, A Study of a Unique Roman Funerary Monument and Its Population at Dara in Upper Mesopotamia: A Collective Rock Burial ‘Tower,’ Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research 391 (2024): 25–45, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1086/729119.