Veyselli rock reliefs
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Western most figure
Veyselli rock reliefs are a series of four rock reliefs in Erdemli district of Mersin Province, Turkey.
The reliefs are in the rural area between the villages of Yeniyurt and Veyselli at about Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. The distance to Erdemli is 29 kilometres (18 mi) and to Mersin is 65 kilometres (40 mi). But the last 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) is impassable for motor vehicles.
There are four figures ; three soldiers and a woman. They are dated to Roman Empire era.[1] Each figure is about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall and had been carved on the northern slope of a hill aboıut 3 metres (9.8 ft) high with respect to ground.
References
- ↑ Mersin Valiliği: Mersin Ören Yerleri, ISBN 978-605-4196-07-4 p.171
