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Firaktin |
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Upland Settlement |
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Altitude:
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1320 m |
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Region:
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Central Anatolia |
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Kayseri |
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District:
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Develi |
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Village:
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Gümüsören |
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Excavation |
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| The site; discovered by K. Bittel in 1939 and excavated by Özgüc in 1947; lies south of the city of Kayseri; north of Firaktin village; 300 m east of the stone relief on which Hattushili III and his wife Puduhepa are depicted during a ritual. The deposition layer of the settlement is 10-30 cm thick. Two Ubaid; dark crème pasted and slipped; dark brown painted sherds made on tournette; contemporary with Yumuktepe XII B; were found among the finds of the EBA building. It is not understood either these are secondary finds or not. |
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