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©The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey - TAY Project
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Mehmet Görçek Tarlasi |
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Slope Settlement |
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Altitude:
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550 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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Merkez |
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Village:
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Balpinar |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Late |
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| The site lies in Batman; east of Batman-Su. It is one of the four Late Chalcolithic Age settlements around Ikiztepe and Balpinar villages. It is discovered by G. Algaze during his survey around Batman-Su which is a part of the project for finding out the sites endangered by the dams planned to be constructed on Tigris. Sherds with Amuq F characteristics are collected from the surface. |
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