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Kirmizi - Acidere Sirtlari



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maps Kirmizi - Acidere Sirtlari

Type:
Habitation Site / Workshop
Altitude:
m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Southeastern Anatolia
Province:
Adiyaman
District:
Samsat
Village:
Merkez

Destruction :
Dams

TAYEx:
Not visited - 29/8/2001

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


Location: This site; now flooded by the Atatürk Dam Lake; is in the province of Adiyaman; southeast of the city center; on the ridges between the Kirmizi and Acidere streams; 3 km northwest of the district of Samsat. Its survey code is T 50 / 21.
Geography and Environment: Tools were found in a 3.5 km wide area; on the plains near the Euphrates and in the valleys carved by streamlets.
Destruction Details: The site is flooded by dam reservoir today [TAYEx 29.8.2001].


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