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Gaban Yerlesmesi

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Gaban Yerleşmesi
Type:
Artifact Scatter
Altitude:
2029 m
Region:
Eastern Anatolia
Province:
Erzurum
District:
Çat
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Survey
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It is located about 5 km north of Çat District of Erzurum Province. It was discovered during the survey conducted by Özgül and his team in 2011. A great number of roughly worked stones, the origin of which is unknown, were found in the settlement on the north skirts of Gaban Kalesi (I). It is suggested that these stones are part of a complex structure. It is probably a settlement belong to Gaban Kalesi (I) [Özgül et al. 2013:279].
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