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Mound |
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Altitude:
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610 m |
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Adiyaman |
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Besni |
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Village:
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Asagi Sögütlü |
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Survey |
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| It is situated in the Asagi Sögütlü Village, 2 km west-northwest of the Keysun (Çakirhöyük) Subdistrict of Besni District, northwest of Adiyaman. It is a conic hill measuring 125x100 m in dimensions, and 15 m in height. Although it was discovered in 1957 by C.A. Burney, it was not published. H. Russell repots presence of finds dating to the Chalcolithic Age, Iron Age and later [Russell 1980:138]. There further information is provided about the finds. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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