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Horomhan

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Horomhan
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
1100 m
Region:
Eastern Anatolia
Province:
Malatya
District:
Arguvan
Village:
Tarlacik
Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:
Late

     


The 50x75 m mound; measuring 5 m in height; lies 100 m south of Horomhan quarter; south-southwest of Tarlacik Village; approximately 1 km west-northwest of Yukari Sülmenli Village; southwest of Arguvan District of Malatya. It was discovered during the East Anatolia Regional Survey conducted by C.A. Burney in 1956. Sherds; dating to the Late Chalcolithic Age; were collected from the surface. One of these is a sherd in buff ware; with matte red painted parallel lines and triangular decorations. The site is dated to the 8/9th phases in ASPRO.
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