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Çayözü Höyük

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Çayözü Höyük
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
m
Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Kirsehir
District:
Kaman
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Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:
Early Iron Age Middle Iron Age Late Iron Age

     


It lies 18 km north of the Kaman District in Kirsehir. Resting on a natural elevetaion, it measures 120 m in diameter and ca. 21 m in height. It has been cultivated. It was discovered in 1986 during the "Survey in the Province of Kirsehir" under the direction of S. Omura. Red slipped and very well burnished sherds dating to the Early Bronze Age and Middle Bronze Age were collected from the surface. It is reported that particularly the southern slope is rich in Iron Age material.
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