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Aliaga Pinari |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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725 m |
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Region:
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Black Sea |
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Province:
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Amasya |
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District:
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Merzifon |
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Village:
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Alicik |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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EBA III |
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| It lies 500 m south of the Alicik motorway; 4 km southwest of Merzifon; northwest of Amasya Province. It is a small mound surrounded by a fertile land. It was discovered in 1998 by a team under M. Özsait. It measures 10 m in height and 100 m in diameter. Except Aliaga Pinari; the mound is also known as Höyük; Höyük Pinari; Alicik Höyük or Kus Tepesi. It has been severely damaged by the treasure hunters. M. Özsait reports that sherds dating from the Late Chalcolithic Age; the EBA; the Colonial and Hittite Periods were collected from the surface. |
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