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Alkaya |
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Mound |
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1610 m |
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Black Sea |
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Tokat |
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Zile |
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Village:
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Edeköy |
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Survey |
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| It is located southeast of the village of Edeköy; 12 km east of the district of Zile in the province of Tokat. It lies on the rocky ridge immediately north of the Zile-Turhal motorway and railroad; 200 m northwest of Üzüm Yayla turnout. It is 8 m above the road and measures 50x60 m. EBA; MBA and Iron Age materials were found on the surface. It is also known as Agilkaya. It was researched again in the scope of "Tokat Province; Zile and Turhal Districts Surveys". It was found that the settlement which was seriously devastated due to structuring and illicit digging; was actually larger than the previous measurements (120x80 m). The pottery found on the surface show the presence of previous settlements in EBA; MBA; and IA [Özsait 2007:453-454]. |
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