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Yukari Yarimca |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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370 m |
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Sanliurfa |
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Harran |
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Yukari Yarimca |
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Survey |
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| It is situated 4 km east of the Sanliurfa-Akçakale motorway, 8.5 km northwest of Harran. It has a base diameter of 240 m and a circular form. It is a very steep mound, rising with a smooth inclination. The eastern and southern skirts have been occupied by a village settlement. It is 25 m high above the plain level. It has been heavily destroyed by erosion due to precipitation. Following periods were identified: -Chalcolithic Age (straw tempered plain ware, body fragments) -Early Bronze Age (metallic fine ware, reserved slip decorated painted triangular handled, burnished plain ware) -Roman Period (fine ware with red and beige paste ) -Medieval-Islamic Period (green, beige paste, plain ware, body fragments) [Yardimci 2004:136, 164-165]. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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