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Karapinar Höyük |
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Mound |
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Kayseri |
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Sariz |
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Karapinar |
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It lies 1 km south of Karapinar Village; 17.5 km north of Sariz District of Kayseri. It is 40x30 m in dimensions and 20 m high. There are stone foundations that might belong to a late period buliding on tophill. The site was investigated during the survey conducted by K.S. Girginer in 2004 and potsherds of Chalcolithic and EBA were found. Among the finds there are also late period mateial [Girginer et al. 2006:296]. |
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