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Gavurtepe |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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500 m |
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Adiyaman |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Mazilik |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Late |
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| Inundated by Atatürk Dam; the mound used to lie south of Adiyaman; 6 km east of Akpinar; 1 km southeast of Mazilik; on west bank of Çakal stream; on a hill; facing the stream. The cultural deposit of the settlement is 3 m thick. Discovered during the Lower Euphrates Survey conducted by M. Özdogan in 1977; sherds of dark faced burnished; dark faced non-burnished; and chaff-faced (?) wares dating to the Chalcolithic Age were collected. In addition EBA; Iron Age and Classical Period ceramics were found on the surface. The location code of the site is T 50/18. |
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