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Kinik |
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Mound |
Altitude:
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785 m |
Region:
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Marmara |
Province:
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Bilecik |
District:
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Pazaryeri |
Village:
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Kinik |
Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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It lies on the exit to Kinik Village; 5 km northwest of Pazaryeri District; southwest of Bilecik Province. It was discovered by D.H. French in 1965 and re-investigated by T.Efe afterwards. It measures 150x4 m in dimensions. The surface collection yielded materials dating from Middle Chalcolithic Age; EBA; and a restricted number of material from 2nd millennium BC. |
Location: The mound is located southwest of the centrum of Bilecik; directly 5 km northwest of Pazaryeri District. It is at the junction of Kinik Village road and the highway; on the right and 300 m from the village. |
Geography and Environment: It is a broad and shallow mound; 4 m in height and 150 m in diameter. Sorgun Stream flows from the southeast of it. Its surroundings are being cultivated in the present. |
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