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Rock-cut Tomb
Rock-cut Tomb sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
6 rock-cut tomb sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
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Rock-cut Tomb sacred sites overview
Rock-cut Tomb sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this guide to compare major country clusters, represented traditions, UNESCO-tagged places, and the map distribution before opening individual site pages.
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Asarkal Rock Tombs
Turkey
Above the ancient Halys River — the Kızılırmak — three Hellenistic rock tombs face outward from a high cliff above the Altınkaya reservoir....
Domus de janas, Sas Concas
Onieri/Oniferi, Sardinia, Italy
In a red trachyte outcrop near Oniferi, 20 rock-cut chambers hold one of Sardinia's most mysterious collections of prehistoric art....
Gerdekkaya Tomb
Eskişehir / Afyonkarahisar Phrygian Valley region, Turkey
In a quiet agricultural valley on the border of Eskişehir and Afyonkarahisar, a single great rock rises from the plain bearing a façade carved to resemble a Doric temple....
Kaunos Tomb of the Kings
Muğla, Dalyan, Turkey
Cut directly into the limestone face of Balıklar Mountain, the temple tombs of Kaunos have watched the Dalyan River delta for more than two millennia....
Mount Harşena and the Rock-Tombs of the Pontic Kings
Amasya, Amasya Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey
On the sheer limestone face of Mount Harşena above the ancient city of Amasya, the rock-cut tombs of the Pontic kings have overlooked the Yeşilırmak river gorge for over...
Telmessos Rock Tombs
Muğla, Fethiye, Turkey
The Telmessos rock tombs are Lycian funerary architecture at its most public: carved directly into a limestone cliff above the harbor of modern Fethiye, visible from...
Key questions
Rock-cut Tomb sacred-site questions
- What rock-cut tomb sacred sites are included?
- Rock-cut Tomb sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 6 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these rock-cut tomb sites located?
- Major country clusters include Turkey, Italy.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Ancient, Celtic and Prehistoric, Phrygian.
- Can I view rock-cut tomb sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.