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Yeniköy Pertek |
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Type:
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Habitation Site / Workshop |
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Altitude:
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Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Tunceli |
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District:
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Pertek |
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Village:
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Yeniköy |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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AP |
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| Location: Artifacts were found southwest of the city of Tunceli; in the fields by the village of Yeniköy; immediately north of the Elazig-Tunceli highway and 12 km northeast of the town of Pertek. |
| Geography and Environment: It is difficult to describe geographical/topographical setting of this site because the exact location is vague. The researcher in this area; K. Kökten suggests this large open-air site with nearby cave and rock-shelters was a preferred location in the Pleistocene. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: Yeniköy Pertek was discovered in 1969 by Kiliç Kökten during his survey where he aimed to locate prehistoric habitation sites as part of the Keban Project. |
| Stratigraphy: |
| Small Finds: The finds include an oval biface handaxe made of flint characterized by Kökten as Chelléen (Abbevillien) [Kökten 1971:15; fig.16/1]. The survey also yielded some points and end scrapers on flakes and a rounded hammer stone. |
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