Kurdshop – Recently, some archaeological research has been conducted in Dersim, the North part of Kurdistan, and a comprehensive building consisting of a bridal chamber, stone tombs, and open temples has been discovered on high rocks in the Pilemori area of Dersim. The historic building dates back to the Iron Age and there are no other examples of it in the area.

The historic building is located on a 150- to 200-meter-high rock consisting of bridal chambers, 4 stone tombs, high stone shelves, stone platforms, and tunnels.

By the locals, the area was known by and called the "Queen's Tomb," and the graves in the rock, the shelves carved into the rock, the wall-like pillars, and the bridal chambers, are entirely indicative of the Iron Age.

According to research, the building was used during the Hellenistic period.

"Archaeological research has shown that the bridal chambers consist of a large comprehensive structure," said Dr. Sarkan Erdogan, a professor in the Department of Archeology at Bozok University in Yozgat, Turkey.

He said: "This building consists of bridal chambers, 4 stone tombs, high stone shelves, stone platforms, and successive tunnels. If defining the style of bridal chambers, they are built on two main stone platforms. They are built over a large area and include many different buildings. The bridal chambers are of special importance for the archeology of the region (Kurdistan). There is no necropolis anywhere else that is different from all other settlements. (Necropolis: A place where mass graves exist). In addition to the tomb of the necropolis, there are open temples, and it can be said that such a comprehensive building has never been seen in the region."

Dr. Erdogan added, "The bridal chambers show the culture and life of masculinity after death and traces of some other religious beliefs. We can say that the bridal chambers and the open temple were places to perform some religious ceremonies."