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Bas Höyük

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Baş Höyük
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
m
Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Aksaray
District:
Ortaköy
Village:
Namkisla
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It lies 2.5 km west of the village of Namkisla in the district of Ortaköy; province of Aksaray. It measures 111 m in north-south; 91 m in east-west directions and 10 m in height. It is an oval shaped mound. The settlement is surrounded by fields and its western section is damaged by a road. It was discovered in 1995 during the survey of Central Anatolia conducted by S. Omura. The surface finds consist of sherds dating to the EBA.
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