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Samanköy |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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860 m |
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Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Malatya |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Samanköy |
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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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| The mound is located northwest of Malatya; approximately 1.1 km south of Samanköy Village. There are trees around the mound and the dirt road to Bahçeköy Village passes on west-northwest skirt. The 20 m high mound with a diameter of 75 m is surveyed by C.A. Burney in 1956. Russell has analyzed the chaff-faced ware sherds; made on the slow wheel; which are considered contemporary with Ubaid wares. On the other hand; Burney does not include the site among the Chalcolithic Age settlements; therefore it is one of the debatable sites for Middle Chalcolithic Age. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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