Kapilikaya Rock Tomb

The Kapilikaya Rock Tomb is located between Laçin and Kırkdilim, 27 km north of Çorum, in Turkey. It stands on rocky, steep and rough land formed by rift valleys cracked by a river, at the north-west corner of a rock that extends to the north. The catalogue classes it as a rock-cut tomb, or hypogeum.

A steep trail ascends the left side of the rocky outcropping and ends in stairs before the tomb. Access to the inner chamber is through a small square opening halfway up. The tomb has a cube shape.

It is a rock tomb of the Hellenistic period, dating back to the 2nd century B.C. The inscription IKEZIOS stands on the door of the tomb. Nothing further is recorded here about who was buried in it, or about any excavation.

A rock-cut tomb is a burial chamber cut into a naturally occurring rock formation, usually into a cliff or sloping rock face. It was a common burial form for the wealthy in ancient times in several parts of the world. Important clusters are found in Iran and Turkey, including Myra in Lycia, in south-west Turkey, and Petra in Jordan, where the Nabataeans cut tombs.

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