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Kocagöz / Demirci Höyük



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Type:
Mound
Altitude:
145 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Sinop
District:
Merkez
Village:
Demirci

Destruction :
Agriculture

TAYEx:
Visited - 14/9/2003

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


Location: Also known as Demircihöyük; it lies 2 km south of Sinop-Gerze motorway; next to the Demirci Village; some 13 km south of the Sinop Province [Budde 1956:9].
Geography and Environment: Measuring 160x70 m in dimensions; southeastern part of the mound is obscured by the village houses. It also has been damaged by State Dispensing Units to build a water tank. The mound is located on the eastern part of a plain having valleys on both sides.
Destruction Details: There are fields that are being cultivated on and around the hill. Its eastern slope has been damaged due to contemporary settlements and agricultural activities. The south-southwestern slope was cut during the construction of a road and the cultural layers have become visible in these section [TAYEx 14.9.2000].


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