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Mound |
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Altitude:
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610 m |
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Adiyaman |
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District:
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Besni |
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Village:
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Asagi Sögütlü |
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Survey |
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| The mound lies northwest of Adiyaman; 2 km west-northwest of Keysun (Çakirhöyük) town of Besni district. The conic mound is 15 m high and measures 125x100 m. It is discovered in 1957 by C. Burney and published by Russell who reports finds from Chalcolithic Age; Iron Age and more recent periods [Russell 1980:138]. No detailed information about the finds is published. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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