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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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830 m | |||||
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Eastern Anatolia | |||||
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Elazig | |||||
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Agin | |||||
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Village:
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Yenipayam | |||||
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Visited - 16/7/2003 | |||||
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| Location: It is a double mound located in the lowland right above the Arapkir Stream; about 6 km west of the Agin District; northwest of the Elazig Province. Based on the restricted information provided by K. Kökten; it should have been situated west of the Yeniyapanlar Village. |
| Geography and Environment: Below the double mound called Çildirin Hüyleri/Çildirinbasi Hüyleri or Double Hills/Twin Hills; there is a cave called Çildirinini in the Arapkir Stream. K. Kökten reported the presence of a cultural deposit during his 1970 survey. The mound located near the stream and on the edge of the cleft; lying far south was flooded by the Keban Dam. Their location on the edge of a abyss demonstrates that they were easily defended; however the excavation didn't yield any fortification wall supporting this thesis. |
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