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Mound |
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Central Anatolia |
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Aksaray |
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Yesilova |
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Survey |
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| It is located 3.5 km northwest of Yesilova Beldesi in Merkez District of Aksaray Province. The settlement appears in the Aksaray Culture Inventory which was achieved after the surveys organized by the Aksaray Province Culture and Tourism Directorship in 2009. It is 250 m in width from east to west and 250 m in width from north to south. The mound is 10 m high. Karasu canal extends on its southwest. Obsidian and glass pieces, an arm fragment of a marble figurine and large amount of potsherds were recovered from the surface. These finds are dated to EBA, Assyrian Trading Colony Period, Hellenistic and Roman Periods and Middle Age. The mound was visited during the survey conducted by Tekocak in 2011. On the surface, potsherds dated to the period spanning from EBA to Roman Period were seen [Tekocak 2013:116]. |
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