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Kiz Kalesi |
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Artifact Scatter |
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1458 m |
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Kars |
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Merkez |
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Yalçinlar |
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Survey |
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It is located 2 km east of Yalçinlar Village in Merkez District of kars Province. It was discovered during the survey conducted by Özgül and his team in 2011. The settlement is located just beside Ermenistan border and it was exposed sue to the withdrawal of Arpaçay Dam water. There are two arches under the bridge. A great number of potsherds were found. Potsherds indicate that it was inhabited in EBA, IA and Middle Age [Özgül et al. 2013:284]. |
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