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Musuri / Sadakli |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1710 m |
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Agri |
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Eleskirt |
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Sadakli |
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Survey |
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| It is located 1.4 km south of Sadakli (Musuri) Village; on the Eleskirt Plain; west of Agri (Karaköse) Province. To the southwest of it flows the Eleskirt Stream. It was discovered during 1957 Survey conducted by C.A. Burney. Limited number of gray and black burnished ware collected from the surface is dated to the EBA. Also; pottery of the Late Period was recovered. It was revisited during the Survey by A. Özfirat et al. performed at Van, Agri and Igdir Provinces. EBA was represented by Kura-Aras ceramics in the area. Four main groups of ware were found; black-grey burnished, brown, tile-red burnished, double colored and creme coated ware, black-grey and brown, tile-red burnished ware, ware coated in the same color with the clay, coarse or sand tempered, mostly insufficient baked, burnished and hand-made. The group that is distinctive by its double-color possesses the same characteristics. The difference in between consists of the different color due to baking process of black vessels with clay or beige color neck and rims. Beige coated ware group is very few compared to others. Forms are mostly long neck and straight rim vessels with oval bodies or closed mouths and rounded bodies. There are many decorated specimens. Kura-Aras ceramics' decorations are almost represented with the complete repertoire. Chisel impression and fluted geometric decorations, concentric rings, spirals, string piercings, handles without holes, and Nakhchivan handles are observed (Kod I68/2) [Özfirat 2008:198-199]. |
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