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Boy Tepe

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Boy Tepe
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
910 m
Region:
Eastern Anatolia
Province:
Elazig
District:
Merkez
Village:
Degirmenönü
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It lies to the north of the new Elazig-Bingöl motorway, approximately 40 km east-southeast of the provincial center of Elazig. It is located 700 m northwest of the Degirmenözü (former name Zenteriç) of the Içme Subdistrict. Bein unaffected by the Keban Dam Lake, this settlement was discovered by a team under the direction of R. Whallon and S. Kantman in 1967. Ceramics dating to the Iron Age were uncovered.
Location: This site is located approximately 40 km east-southeast of the city of Elazig; south of the Elazig-Bingöl highway and near the village of Degirmenönü (Zerteriç); a district of the Içme Municipality. The location of the site is known as Kiraç. North of the site is dam reservoir; west is Körtepe and Norsuntepe mounds. The survey code of the site is O 55 / 3.
Geography and Environment: This is a mound; partially flooded by the Keban Dam Lake; lying in the southeast corner of the Altinova Plain and on the northern flanks and terraces of Mount Mastar. Although the mound appears to look like an open-air site; it is actually comprised of several layers and is a fairly large and flat mound. The dimensions of the base are 150 m southeast-northwest and 50 m southwest-northeast while the height is approximately 2 m in the southeast [Whallon 1979:246]. The Murat Spring flows by the foot of the mound. Boy Tepe is comprised of two different topological characteristics. The southeastern corner is flat on top and is surrounded by rock scatters while there are several terraces on the northern and northwestern sides of the mound. The terraces might have been artificially created for agricultural fields and the scatters of rock might have been laid to prevent erosion.
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