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©The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey - TAY Project
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Dökmetepe Tümülüsü (Vezirköprü / Tekkekiran) |
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Tumulus |
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Black Sea |
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Samsun |
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Vezirköprü |
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Village:
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Tekkekiran |
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Survey |
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| It lies on the low hill in Kiran Mevkii on the northwest of Tekkekiran Village in Vezirköprü District of Samsun Province. The tumulus appears in the Samsun Culture Inventory which was achieved after the surveys organized by the Samsun Special Provincial Administration Directorship of Development and Construction in 2009.Tekkekiran-Aydogdu road passes through its south and there are flat fields on its north. It is about 50 m in diameter and 4.5 m in height. The northern slope is covered with trees. |
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