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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1840 m |
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Black Sea |
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Bayburt |
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District:
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Gökçedere |
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Village:
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Çimentepe |
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Survey |
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| It lies 400 northeast of the village of Çimentepe; west of Bayburt Province. Eastern part is 10 m higher than the plain level. It measures 160x130 m in dimensions. It was discovered during the Bayburt Survey conducted by A. Sagona in 1991. Samples of the pottery belonging to the third millennium BC; and Early Transcaucasian type were recovered [Sagona 1993:262; photo at fig. 5]. Also two sherds dating from the Iron Age were found. |
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