Urartian Women May Have Held Administrative Roles - Archaeology Magazine

Urartian Women May Have Held Administrative Roles - Archaeology Magazine

VAN, TURKEY—According to a report by The Anadolu Agency, Turkish archaeologists working at the Urartian site of Cavustepe Castle are learning surprising new details about the Iron Age culture’s traditions and burial customs. The fortress was built by King Sarduri II between 764 and 734 b.c. The team’s recent excavations have focused on a necropolis just north of the site where members of the ruling class appear to have been buried. The cemetery …