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Dingilkalecik Tepe |
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Slope Settlement |
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Altitude:
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445 m |
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Region:
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Black Sea |
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Province:
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Samsun |
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District:
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Kavak |
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Village:
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Ortaköy |
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Survey |
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| The site lies 130 m west of Asarcik-Samsun road; northwest of Ilisu stream; immediate south of Kosaca stream; 300 m east of the village of Ortaköy; 8 km southeast of the district of Kavak in the province of Samsun. It was discovered by M. Özsait in 2002. It measures 150 m in diameter and has a height of 35 m from the plain level. Besides the previously known EBA and MBA finds; sherds indicating the existence of an Early Iron age settlement were found. |
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