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Girçay / Gerçayiri |
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Mound |
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1400 m |
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Mus |
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Merkez |
Village:
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Gerçayiri |
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Survey |
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It is located 2.3 km south-southeast of Kümbet Yunus Emre Primary School; close to Gercayiri (Girçay) Village; southern part of the Mus Plain; east of Mus Province. Tatvan-Mus railroad passes on south skirt of the mound. West of the site Kapili and south of it Güdeyik villages take place. It was discovered during the survey conducted due to the construction of the Alparslan Dam in the Mus Plain by M.S. Rothman. During the survey conducted by H. Biber and his team, potsherds belonging to IA and Middle Age were found [Biber 2016:343]. |
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