Stylistic Study of Gowijeh Qaleh’s Rock-Cut Tomb from Maragheh

Rock architecture has a long history in Iran and all over the world,and many climatic, defensive, cultural factors have led to the emergence ofarchitectural examples of this type. The chronology and usage of these workshave always been discussed after the discovery of the rock works from WesternIran from the 19th century onwards. On the one hand, it can be said that thecreators of these works have left a rather vague footprint of their time, makingdifficult the possibility of offering accurate and precise chronology andexplaining usage for researchers and interested readers. On the other hand,due to the lack of knowledge and awareness of the beliefs of ancient people,some scholars have been mistaken in explaining the use and even thechronology of these works and sometimes, they presented different uses andchronologies for these works. Accordingly, such a mistake was made by anumber of researchers in the city of Maragheh while explaining the use ofGowijeh Qaleh’s rock tomb by the use of water storage. For this purpose, thisarticle examined Gowijeh Qaleh’s rock-cut tomb from an analyticalperspective. Therefore, this work can be more confidently considered as a partof the first millennium BC, and it is referred to the culture of Urartu.