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Yazihüyük |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1330 m |
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Region:
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Central Anatolia |
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Province:
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Nevsehir |
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Derinkuyu |
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Village:
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Yazihüyük |
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Survey |
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| It lies in Yazihöyük Village; west-southwest of Derinkuyu District of Nevsehir Province. The mound is surrounded by contemporary village houses. It consist of two terraces extending in east-west direction; first one is 7 m high; 135 m long and the second terrace is 12 m high 95 m long. There are retouched obsidian cores and flakes and Chalcolithic; EBA; MBA; Iron Age; Hellenistic and Roman Period potsherds on the surface. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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