Üçtepe Höyük

Üçtepe Höyük
Shown within Turkey
LocationDiyarbakır Province, (Turkey)
Coordinates37°49′12″N 40°31′48″E / 37.82000°N 40.53000°E / 37.82000; 40.53000
Typesettlement
History
Founded3th millennium BC
PeriodsBronze Age, Iron Age, Hellenistic, Roman
Site notes
Excavation dates1861-1863, 1866, 1907, 1988-1992
ArchaeologistsJohn George Taylor, Albert T. Olmstead, Veli Sevin
ConditionRuined
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes

Üçtepe Höyük, is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Diyarbakır Province, Turkey about 40 kilometers southeast of the modern city of Diyarbakır and about 10 kilometers southwest of modern Bismil. The village of Üçtepe is nearby. It was occupied from the Late Early Bronze Age until the Roman period and is notable as the discovery location of the Kurkh Monoliths. The ancient site of Ziyaret Tepe lies 22 kilometers to the west. Other archaeological sites in the area include Pir Hüseyin, Kenan Tepe, Hirbemerdon Tepe, Salat Tepe, Giricano, and Sahin Tepe (Müslüman Tepe).