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Ortaca |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1035 m |
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Region:
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Aegean |
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Province:
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Kütahya |
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District:
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Aslanapa |
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Village:
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Ortaca |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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EBA II EBA III |
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| It lies on the bank of a stream spilling to the Porsuk Stream; 1.7 km south-southeast of Ortaca Village; northwest of Altintas District; south of Kütahya Province. It was discovered by J. Mellaart; and investigated by T. Efe in 1991 in detail. It measures 8 m in height and 230 m in diameter. Materials dating from the EBA II-III and IV; the second and first millennia BC were collected from the surface. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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