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Seki Mevkii |
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Mound |
Altitude:
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660 m |
Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
Province:
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Malatya |
District:
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Merkez |
Village:
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Egribük |
Investigation Method:
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Survey |
Period:
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Early Middle |
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The mound was located north-northeast of Malatya; 800 m southwest of Egribük village; on the west bank of Euphrates. The totally inundated mound was discovered during the 1977 survey conducted in the region. The settlement measures approximately 60x100 m. Stone and mudbrick walls; floors and plates including ash were traced 3 m deep in the section of a waterway. The sherds collected from this section include dark faced burnished ware; paint decorated ware (Halaf-Ubaid Transition); very few sherds in Ubaid ware; chaff-faced ware; and light colored fine ware. The location code is O 50/ 17. |
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