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Dörek Asar

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Dörek Asar
Type:
Upland Settlement
Altitude:
811 m
Region:
Aegean
Province:
Usak
District:
Sivasli
Village:
Budaklar
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It is located in the southwest ridge of Dörek Creek, about 2 km northeast of Budaklar Village in Sivasli District of Usak Province. It is situated 3 km southeast of Kökez, 1500 m east of Kökez-Budaklar road. It was discovered during the survey conducted by Ö. Koçak in 2013. The settlement measures 150 m in the north-south direction and 70 m in the east-west direction. It is about 7 m in height. EBA finds are abundant. These finds were recovered from the fill of the illicit digging pits and the north and south skirts of the settlement. Material belonging to the 2nd millennium BC and Roman Period were found as well. EBA wares are generally brown and red colored. There are also yellow colored wares. These wares consist of vessels with inverted rims, carinated pots, vessels with trumped lugs, wares with impressed decoration, tripod vessels, pots with knob s and groove decoration [Koçak 2015:359].
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