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Maltepe / Hacioglu |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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190 m |
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Black Sea |
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Sinop |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Hacioglu |
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Survey |
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| It lies east of Hacioglu (Hacioglan) Village; 3 km east of the Sinop-Erfelek motorway; about 10 km south of Sinop Province. Maltepe is a large and complex Chalcolithic site in the foothills between the east coast of Sinop promontory and the Karasu river valley. It was revisited in 2006 by Doonan et al. [Doonan et al. 2008:133]. Samples were taken from two main areas of the site: (1) the upper mound which has turned up evidence of an extensive limestone bracelet industry yand (2) the lower terrace; which contains most of the evidence for a settlement. Two of the samples from the 2006 season have been tentatively dated. Together with the previously dated sample from the site a 5th/4th millenium date may be tentatively sugegsted for early occupation here; slightly earlier than conventional dating based on typological factors [Doonan et al. 2008:134]. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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