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Karahöyük |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1150 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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Arguvan |
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Village:
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Karahöyük |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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EBA II EBA III |
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| It lies west of Karahöyük Village; 6 km northeast of Arguvan District; north of Malatya Province. It measures 20 m in height and 125 m in diameter. It was discovered by C.A. Burney in 1956. Samples of ware with exteriorly and interiorly different colored surfaces; Karaz/Early Transcaucasian ware; red-brown burnished ware and EBA II -III painted ware were collected from the surface. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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