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Asarkaya

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Asarkaya
Type:
Fortress
Altitude:
m
Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Ankara
District:
Sincan
Village:
Yenikayi
Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:
Middle Phrygian

     


It lies 2 km west of the Yenikaya Village in the Sincan District of Ankara. It rests on a rock hill, which is ca. 30 m high. The fortress was erected on a terrace with largest dimensions being 35x85 m at the hilltop. Fortifications can be traced on each direction. Sherds are dated to the Hittite, Phyrgian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Periods.
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