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Hohurdan Tepesi

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Hohurdan Tepesi
Type:
Upland Settlement
Altitude:
1640 m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Ordu
District:
Mesudiye
Village:
Çavdar
Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:
EBA I

     


It stands on a rocky ridge; 500 m east of the Çavdar Village plateau; south of Ordu Province. To the south; it is surrounded by a channel. To the east and south lies a fresh water spring. It was discovered during the 1991 Ordu-Mesudiye survey conducted by M. Özsait. Pottery recovered exposes that the site had been heavily inhabited during the EBA. Also found is the pottery of Chalcolithic Age.
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