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Degirmenözü



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Neolithic
Chalcolithic




maps Degirmenözü

Type:
Mound
Altitude:
1155 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Central Anatolia
Province:
Aksaray
District:
Ortaköy
Village:
Gökleryaylasi

Destruction :
Agriculture - Contemporary Settlements

TAYEx:
Visited - 1/8/2002

Registration State:
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Location: This site lies in Degirmenözü Mevkii of Gökler Village; 5 km northeast of Ortaköy District of Aksaray Province.
Geography and Environment: Todd describes Degirmenözü as a low mound along the skirts of a natural hill [Todd 1980:40]. Except for a nearby stream; there are no fresh water sources in the site's vicinity today. In 1966; when the site was surveyed; it was under cultivation. The narrow valley that the site lies in is bounded by mountains.
Destruction Details: The top of the site has been leveled by bulldozer [TAYEx 1.8.2002].


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