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Karahasan



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Type:
Mound and Cemetery
Altitude:
680 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Southeastern Anatolia
Province:
Gaziantep
District:
Oguzeli
Village:
Tasli

Destruction :
Illicit Digging - Attention

TAYEx:
Visited - 19/8/2001

Registration State:
Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages.
     


Location: It is 200 m far from the arable fields of the Güveçli Village; some 3 km south of the village itself (Gemrik); 2 km north of the Tasli (Mukbil) Village; some 26 km southeast of the Oguzeli District; southeast of the Gaziantep Province. It was named after the site it is located; and is referred to as Tell Kara Hasan/Hassan in some publications. It can be reached via the motorway running to the south after the exit next to the Ekinveren (Tilsevet) Village on the Oguzeli road.
Geography and Environment: It is reported to be a flat mound measuring 10 m in height and ca. 50 m in diameter excluding the feet. It is located in the Tilbesar Plain formed by the Sacur/Secir Suyu. It was announced as a registered site by the Museum of Gaziantep. During the excavations; there was a house on the top hill and a pathway running up to that house.
Destruction Details: There are a lot of pits on the east slope of the mound made by illicit diggers [TAYEx 19.8.2001].


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