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Çukurören |
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Mound |
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1097 m |
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Aegean |
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Usak |
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Banaz |
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Büyükoturak |
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Survey |
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It locates in the south of the railroad, in Çukurören Mevkii, 2.5 km north of the Usak-Afyonkarahisar motorway, 2.5-3 km northeast of Büyükoturak Town, in Banaz District of Usak Province. It was discovered during the survey conducted by H. Oy and his team. A creek flows near the settlement. The EBA pottery collected from the mound mainly consists of buff slipped wares. Apart from that, red and grey slipped wares were found as well. There are also large numbers of loop handles and tripods [Oy 2017:61]. |
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