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Cinnik Mezarligi |
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Cemetery |
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Altitude:
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Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Ardahan |
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District:
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Çildir |
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Village:
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Meryem |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Early Iron Age |
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| It has a similar positioning with the Uplands of Terekeme, Çildir and Kotan at an altitude of 2103 m, right above the Cinnik Stream, 3 km southeast of the Meryem Village in the Çildir District of Ardahan, with many burials bearing the 2nd Millennium BC characteristics. Some of the graves had been unearthed during illicit diggings. It was informed that human, dog and horse bones were found in the same grave, but the head of the horse was missing during the survey. The graves are mainly in the northwest-southeast direction. Presence of a 100 m yard right on the edge of the graves, afforestation on the northern section, and illicit diggings resulted in heavy damage to the graves. |
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