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Abya |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1045 m |
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Region:
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Aegean |
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Province:
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Kütahya |
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District:
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Altintas |
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Village:
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Pinarcik |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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EBA II EBA III |
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| It lies northwest of Pinarcik Village; the former name Abya; west of Altintas District; Kütahya Province. It is about 200 m northwest of Altintas-Gediz motorway and Alman Stream flows parallel to this motorway. To its west is the hill known as Kule Tepesi and to its northwest the area known as Asarlik. It measures 100 m in diameter and 6 m in height. It was discovered by T. Efe during a survey conducted in this region in 1991. Materials of the Early Bronze Age I-III were collected as well as materials dating from the second and first millennia BC and the Classical Period. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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