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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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1155 m | |||||
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Central Anatolia | |||||
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Province:
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Ankara | |||||
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Merkez | |||||
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Village:
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Karaoglan | |||||
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Destruction :
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Contemporary Settlements | |||||
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Visited - 8/7/2002 | |||||
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| Location: It is located to the Karaoglan Village; close to the southeastern end of the Lake Mogan; 25 km south of the Ankara Province. |
| Geography and Environment: It is located where the trade roads running to the southwest and southeast from Ankara intersect in a watery valley. It is an oval hill measuring 18-20 m in height and 260x180 m in dimensions. It has been severely destroyed by the local villagers removing the stones [Arik 1939:27]. |
| Destruction Details: The mound is being destructed by contemporary settlement. The north skirt of the mound has been cut; soil taken from southeast part and houses built on west skirt [TAYEx 8.7.2002]. |
