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Hazinetepe |
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Fortress |
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1726 m |
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Mus |
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Malazgirt |
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Village:
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Asagi Kicik |
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Survey |
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| It is located about 300-350 m southwest of Asagi Kicik Village in Malazgirt District of Mus Province. It was discovered during the survey conducted by Biber-Çavusoglu in 2011. It is situated on the hill extending in the northeast-southwest direction. It measures 100x2.90 m. The castle consists of two hills on east and west directions. The citadel is located on the hill on the west. The citadel is surrounded by a rampart thickness of which ranges from 1.50 to 2 m. The west walls of rampart is built in angled plan that looks like saw blade. It is quite visible on the east and west sections. Traces of architectural structures, although not very visible, can be seen inside the citadel. There is a rock grave belonging to Late Roman Period in the center of the slope on the area facing to the north on the northeast section of Hazine Tepe. Potsherds belonging to IA were encountered on the surface [Biber-Çavusoglu 2013:309]. |
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