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July 2012 (116.3)

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The Hittite Stone and Sculpture Quarry at Karakız Kasabası and Hapis Boğazı in the District of Sorgun, Yozgat, Central Anatolia

By Geoffrey D. Summers and Erol Özen

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Fig. 1. The höyük seen from the track between Karakız and Hapis Boğazı.
Fig. 2. The underside of the Karakız base.
Fig. 3. The Karakız base, forelegs of the second lion.
Fig. 4. Front view of the Hapis Boğazı base.
Fig. 5. Traces of quarrying on Armutlukaya Tepesi, with the höyük in the middle ground.
Fig. 6. Evidence of quarrying at Hapis Boğazı.
Fig. 7. The second portal lion at Alaca Höyük, with engaged door socket at rear.
Fig. 1. The höyük seen from the track between Karakız and Hapis Boğazı.
Fig. 2. The underside of the Karakız base.
Fig. 3. The Karakız base, forelegs of the second lion.
Fig. 4. Front view of the Hapis Boğazı base.
Fig. 5. Traces of quarrying on Armutlukaya Tepesi, with the höyük in the middle ground.
Fig. 6. Evidence of quarrying at Hapis Boğazı.
Fig. 7. The second portal lion at Alaca Höyük, with engaged door socket at rear.

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