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Ansar Kalesi

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Ansar Kalesi
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
605 m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Amasya
District:
Tasova
Village:
Çakirsu
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It lies 1 km northeast of the Çakirsu Village, 17 km southwest of Tasova. It measures 150 m long in the north-south, and 200 m long in the east-west directions with a height of 15 m. To the north of the settlement runs the Boladan Creek leading from Kumluca. Sherds from the Early Bronze Age I-II, 2nd Millennium BC and 1st Millennium BC were collected from the skirts and upper sections. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
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