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Harem Aga

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Harem Aša
Type:
Flat Settlement
Altitude:
1125 m
Region:
Southeastern Anatolia
Province:
Diyarbakir
District:
Silvan
Village:
Boyunlu
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It is located at Navdest Mevkii which belongs to Boyunlu Village in Silvan District of Diyarbakir Province. The settlement appears in the Diyarbakir Culture Inventory which was achieved after the surveys organized by the Diyarbakir Province Culture and Tourism Directorship between 2009 and 2011. Remains of walls with stone masonry were seen on the top of the mound. There are streets between the rooms created by these walls and the walls. Lots of potsherds were encountered inside the rooms. Large amount of obsidian fragments and arrow heads indicate the existence of an early settlement. Potsherds were found on the slopes and the flat areas on the lower parts of the slope. Lots of potsherds belonging to 2nd millennium BC were found.
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