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Boy Tepe |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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910 m |
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Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Elazig |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Degirmenönü |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Late Early |
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| The mound lies 40 km east-southeast of Elazig; on the southern slope of Altinova; 500 m north of Yeni Elazig road; 700 m northwest of Degirmenönü (Zenteriç) village. The location of the site is known as Kiraç. West of the mound Körtepe and Norsuntepe settlements take place. It was not effected by Keban Dam that is located nor of the site. The site was discovered by the team under the leadership of R. Whallon and S. Kantmann in 1967. The mound is especially important for its aceramic finds (For detailed information see Harmankaya et al. 1997:Boy Tepe). It has been interpretated that potsherds of crème; chaff-faced ware indicates a transitional period to the Late Chalcolithic Age and reserved slip decorated sherds indicate a transition to the EBA. The location code of the site is O 55 / 3. |
| Location: This site is located approximately 40 km east-southeast of the city of Elazig; south of the Elazig-Bingöl highway and near the village of Degirmenönü (Zerteriç); a district of the Içme Municipality. The location of the site is known as Kiraç. North of the site is dam reservoir; west is Körtepe and Norsuntepe mounds. The survey code of the site is O 55 / 3. |
| Geography and Environment: This is a mound; partially flooded by the Keban Dam Lake; lying in the southeast corner of the Altinova Plain and on the northern flanks and terraces of Mount Mastar. Although the mound appears to look like an open-air site; it is actually comprised of several layers and is a fairly large and flat mound. The dimensions of the base are 150 m southeast-northwest and 50 m southwest-northeast while the height is approximately 2 m in the southeast [Whallon 1979:246]. The Murat Spring flows by the foot of the mound. Boy Tepe is comprised of two different topological characteristics. The southeastern corner is flat on top and is surrounded by rock scatters while there are several terraces on the northern and northwestern sides of the mound. The terraces might have been artificially created for agricultural fields and the scatters of rock might have been laid to prevent erosion. |
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