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Akdogan - Kale Tepe |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1040 m |
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Black Sea |
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Province:
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Tokat |
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District:
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Zile |
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Village:
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Akdogan |
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Survey |
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| It is located 1.2 km south-southwest of Akdogan Village; 10 km west of Zile district of Tokat. North of the mound Zuvaklik Mevkii; east of it Dayininoglu Esme and west of it Kayalı Stream takes place. The site is 100 m in dimension and its height is 40 m as to the Kayalı Stream; 35 m as to the plain base. It is rather destructed by treasure hunters. Surface finds are consist of Late Chalcolithic; EBA; 2nd Millennium BC and Iron Age pottery sherds. It was researched again within the scope of the "Tokat province; Zile and Turhal districts survey" performed by M. Özsait et al. in 2005 and found that it was seriously destructed [Özsait 2007:456]. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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