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Asikli Höyük |
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| Neolithic 14C |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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1145 m | |||||
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Central Anatolia | |||||
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Aksaray | |||||
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District:
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Gülagaç | |||||
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Village:
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Kizilkaya | |||||
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Visited - 3/8/2002 | |||||
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Registration State:
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: This site is approximately 25 km southeast of the city of Aksaray; in the district of the Gülagaç municipality within the village of Kizilkaya in the Aksaray province. It lies approximately 1.5 km south of the village. |
| Geography and Environment: The site of Asikli lies in the Cappadocia Region; in the low volcanic area surrounded by the Mount Hasan and the Melendiz Mountain Chains; in the northern extensions of the Ihlara Valley and along Melendiz Stream. The mound measures 230 m east-west and 150 m north-south and is 15.35 m high in the northwest. The south of the mound is 13.16 m high and 8.22 m above the level of the road. The highest point of the mound is at an altitude of 1;119 m. The western part of the mound has been eroded by the Melendiz Stream. |
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