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Güleyani Tepesi |
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Mound |
Altitude:
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1500 m |
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Black Sea |
Province:
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Ordu |
District:
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Mesudiye |
Village:
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Üçyol |
Investigation Method:
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Survey |
Period:
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Early |
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The 100x70 m mound; 20 m high above the plain level; lies southwest of the city of Ordu; west-northwest of Mesudiye; 2.5 km west of Üçyol; village. Üçyol-Yayla motorway passes from 300 m southeast. It is on the hill of Güleyani; located in Sahanli Mevkii. The site was discovered by M. Özsait in 1990 and sherds; dating to the Early Chalcolithic Age; EBA and Iron Age were collected from the surface. Chalcolithic Age ceramics have high technical quality. According to Özsait; Güleyani is an important site for the stratigraphy of Karadeniz. |
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