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Arisk Tepe |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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560 m |
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Batman |
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District:
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Besiri |
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Village:
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Ikiköprü |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Middle |
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| 15 m high mound lies 20 km northeast of Batman; 3.5 km southwest of the village of Ikiköprü (Aviski). The south section of the mound is cut up to 2-4 m by the road from Ariski to Hicri. Garzan stream runs west of the site. The base diameter of the mound is 100 m and the cone diameter measures 40-50 m. The site was discovered in 1963 during the joint project conducted by the University of Istanbul and the Chicago Oriental Institute. The location code is S 62 / 2. |
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