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Imamoglu Höyük |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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693 m |
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Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Malatya |
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District:
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Battalgazi |
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Village:
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Imamli |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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Period:
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Middle |
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| The conical; 14 m high mound; 100 m in diameter; lies northeast of Malatya; 1 km southwest of İmamli village. It was located at the junction of Höyük Stream and Kirmizi Stream before it was inundated by Karakaya Dam. The site was discovered by K. Kökten in 1947. Surface collections were made by Ü. Serdaroglu in 1975 and by M. Özdogan in 1977. Potsherds of Ubaid painted; chaff-faced; coarse wares suggest a Chalcolithic Age settlement at the mound. However; excavations conducted by E. Uzunoglu did not reach to the Chalcolithic Age level; only some surface sherds were collected. The location code of the site is P 50 / 3. |
| Location: It was located 800 m southwest of the Imamli Village of the Battalgazi District; northeast of the Malatya Province. It has been partly damaged by the flooding of the Karakaya Dam. It remained like an island for a long period of time. The latest excavation held in 1987 was conducted when it was an island. It is coded under P50 / 3. |
| Geography and Environment: Imamoglu Höyügü was located on a cobbled alluvial cone formed probably by the Euphrates; where the Höyük Stream and the Kirmizi Stream join. It was overlooking the Euphrates. It measured 14 m in height and 100 m in diameter. It was a conic hill with steep slopes. There was a small terrace on the north. |
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