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Gavurhöyügü |
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Mound |
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Central Anatolia |
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Nevsehir |
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Gülsehir |
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Village:
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Sahinler |
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Survey |
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| It is located 7 km north of the village of Sahinler; in the district of Gülsehir; province of Nevsehir. The mound that lies in the Közeoglu Özü Mevkii which is also the name of the water spring to the south; was named as Gavurhu by the villagers. It is noted as Karhöyügü in the 25.000 scale map. It measures about 25 m in height; 175x42 m in east-west and 155x42 m in north-south directions. Apart from the northern section; there is a slope settlement that extends about 200 m towards the water spring to the south. Destruction pits were observed on the summit and the collected material was dated to EBA; MBA; Iron Age and Hellenistic-Medieval periods. |
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