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Bag Tepe |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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230 m |
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Region:
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Black Sea |
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Province:
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Samsun |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Uzgur |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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| It lies 500 m south of Dedetepe; south of the Kürtün Stream; about 900 m northeast of Uzgur (Küplüce) Village; 6 km west of Samsun Province as the crow flies. In accordance with the distribution of pottery; it is a small mound. It measures 6 m in height and 125 m in diameter. It was documented in 1973 by a team under U.B. Alkim. Sherds dating from the third millennium BC were collected from the surface. It is also known as Kale Tepe. |
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