Grave of Urartian woman buried with jewelry unearthed in Turkey (From the archives, 2020)
A grave belonging to a noble Urartian woman buried with her jewelry was found at the Çavuştepe Castle in the Gürpınar district of the eastern province of Van, Turkey. This woman was buried with a full set of exquisite jewelry.
In an interview with Anadolu Agency, professor Rafet Çavuşoğlu, head of the archaeology department at Van’s Yüzüncü Yıl University, stated that they had found very important information in the necropolis area over the course of the three-year project.
Pointing out that this was not the first time this year that the importance of jewelry in the burial traditions of the Urartians had been attested to, Çavuşoğlu said: “This last grave we unearthed probably belonged to a woman aged 20-25. What matters here is that the woman was buried with all her jewelry. There is almost a complete set of jewelry on her skeleton, which indicates that the adornment traditions of Urartian women were very highly considered.
VAN, TURKEY – AUGUST 31: An archaeologist carries out excavation as a skeleton of a Royal Urartu woman buried with jewelry is found during the archaeological excavations at a necropolis of the Urartu period in Gurpinar district of Turkey’s eastern Van province on August 31, 2020. Excavation works continue at the 2,750 year-old Necropolis, where aristocrats are believed to be buried. A royal woman skeleton was found wearing pendulum earrings, a ring on her finger, a necklace on her neck, an ornamental pin, and dragon-headed bracelets on her both arms. ( Mesut Varol – Anadolu Agency )
