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Cave |
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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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Igdir |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Yukari Erhaci |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Late |
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| The site is located in the village of Yukari Erhaci in the center of Igdir. It is some 5 km to the south of Hazine Tepe. It was investigated in 2002 by C. Marro and A. Özfirat during the Pre-Classical Survey in Eastern Turkey. The function if the site is not very clear; it was probably used as a small necropolis during the Iron Age. A dozen of Late Chalcolithic sherds were found scattered in and near a natural cavity created by the lava. The sherds were dated to the Amuq F phase [Marro-Özfirat 2003:390]. It is suggested that the cavity may have served as some kind of rock tomb; but no traces of bones were evidenced. |
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