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Biricik Höyük |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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480 m |
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Adiyaman |
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District:
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Samsat |
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Village:
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Biricik |
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Survey |
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| Inundated by Atatürk Dam Lake; the 15 m high mound; measuring 120 m in diameter; used to lie south-southeast of Adiyaman; on east bank of Euphrates; below Biricik village. It rests on a natural elevation on the first bench of the Euphrates. The southern section has been intercepted by the Euphrates. The sections indicate presence of a 15 m thick cultural deposit. It seems that it had been inhabited during many periods due to its strategical location. The eras identified on the mound are as follows: - Middle Chalcolithic Age - Late Chalcolithic Age B - Early Bronze Age - Middle-Late Bronze Age - Iron Age-Hellenistic Period (?) - Late Roman-Byzantine Periods and Medieval Age. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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