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Kuşçu-Boyacı Stone Workshop
The rocky outcrop is located to the east of the village of Kuşçu-Boyacı, which lie to the south of the Yamula reservoir on Kızılırmak, about 30 km north of the city of Kayseri. It extends about 4 km in the NW-SE direction. The location is believed to have served as a stone workshop during the Neo-Hittite period. There is also a mound to the east of the rocky outcrop. Several figures in relief or incision have been located on the rock surfaces. An incised drawing of the male figure with a long tunic and a sword on his belt was first reported in 1989. A three- or four-sign hieroglyphic writing right behind the head of the figure probably identified the person's name, but shortly before a visit by T. Özgüç, the figure and the writing were apparently intentionally hammered and heavily destroyed, and of the writing, only the first character pa is recognizable. Probably around 2019-2020 it was completely destroyed as a result of quarrying activities at the site (see the last image below).
Another short Hieroglyphic Luwian inscription appears to mention only a name accompanied by a designation ("I am (La?)nana, the skillful(?)"). On account of the characteristic similarities to the inscription from nearby Erkilet, a date in the 8th century BCE has been suggested.
There also lies an unfinished portal lion in a nearby field that is about 1.35 meters in length and 0.86 meter in height.
