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Kayaalti

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Kayaaltı
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
m
Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Nevsehir
District:
Hacibektas
Village:
Kayaalti
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It lies in the Pazarcik location; 1 km west of the village of Kayaalti in the district of Hacibektas; province of Nevsehir. Fresh water springs are available to the west and east. The mound; with an average height of 35 m; is steep; high; rounded and conical. the upper section measures 20x13 m and the base has a diameter of 200 m. Pottery sherds belonging to EBA; Iron Age and Hellenistic-Roman periods were collected from the surface. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It was visited during the survey conducted by A. Türker in 2013. EBA, IA, Hellenistic and Roman potsherds and grinding stones and a stone hammer were found on the mound [Türker 2015:233-234].
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