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Grik Tepe |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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420 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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Kahta |
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Village:
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Karatilbe |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Early Late |
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| Inundated by the Dam; the 6 m high mound lies northeast of Adiyaman; 2 km southwest of Karaltilbe; near the bank of Euphrates; on a natural elevation. The diameter of the cone measures 35 m while the general diameter measures 60 m. The hillside towards Euphrates is steeper. The site was discovered during the Lower Euphrates Survey in 1977. Early Chalcolithic Age (Halaf Period); Late Chalcolithic Age (Uruk Period) and EBA finds were found on the surface. It was revisited during 1985-88 and surface collecting was again conducted [Blaylock et al.1990:89]. The location code of the site is T 52 / 20. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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