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Seljuk Cemetery in Bitlis uncovers secrets of medieval city life

Towering Seljuk tombstones some 400-700 years old in southeastern Turkey are revealing secrets about medieval city life, say archaeologists.

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They are busy cleaning moss on the tombstones, which are up to 4.5 meters in length, to perform epigraphy analysis to inscriptions, figures, and drawings.