One of the three columns on the burial mound of Karakus (right) - in which members of the Commagenian royal family were buried in the late 1st century BCE - was toppled during the earthquake in south-eastern Turkey. The picture on the left shows the column still standing.
Asia Minor Research Centre documents state of cultural monuments in the region in Turkey hit by earthquakes. One of the three columns on the burial mound of Karakus ( right ) - in which members of the Commagenian royal family were buried in the late 1st century BCE - was toppled during the earthquake in south-eastern Turkey. The picture on the left shows the column still standing. Mehmet Alkan / Asia Minor Research Centre The images of the massive earthquakes which occurred in south-eastern Turkey on February 6 are shocking. After a good two months, the extent of the devastation is still not fully clear. Thousands of people lost their lives. In view of the acute humanitarian catastrophe, issues relating to the protection of cultural objects did not have priority.
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