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Mound |
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Altitude:
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865 m |
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Black Sea |
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Sinop |
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District:
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Gerze |
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Village:
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Tilkilik |
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Survey |
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| It lies to the west-northwest of the village of Sarimsak; northwest of Hirmancik Hill; north of Elmadag Hill; on the western bank of the Sarimsak Stream; immediate south of Tilkilik Village; south of Gerze District of Sinop Province. It was discovered during the Sinop Survey conducted by M.A. Isin. It measures 4-5 m in height and 50 m in width. Poor number of materials collected is dated to the EBA and the second millennium BC. The EBA pottery is largely of red and black burnished ware with a plant; grit and seashell tempered paste. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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