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Kot Tepe Dogusu

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Kot Tepe Došusu
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Artifact Scatter
Altitude:
512 m
Region:
Eastern Anatolia
Province:
Batman
District:
Besiri
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It is a findings spot that is at a dominant location over the Tigris River, located in the west of the Inci Stream and east of the Kot Hill in Batman. It was discovered during the Palaeolithic Age Survey in the Ilisu Dam Area by H. Taskiran and M. Kartal in 2006. Scarce specimens of chipped stone fragments were found at the southern end of the crest which is in north-south direction. Out of the total of 9 finds 6 are flakes, 2 are blades and 1 is a small chopping tool. The chopping tool was made of a white cobble. Levallois and Clacton technology can be traced on the specimen. The blades are of Mid Palaeolithic character. It was coded as T62/13 [Taskiran-Kartal 2008:443].
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