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Gedikli / Karahöyük



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

Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Gaziantep
District:
Nurdagi
Village:
Gedikli

Destruction :
Illicit Digging - Contemporary Settlements

TAYEx:
Visited - 26/8/2001

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


Location: It is partly obscured by the village it was named after; 23-24 km northeast of the Islahiye District; northwest of the Gaziantep Province. Although it is locally known as Karahöyük; it is referred to as Gedikli in the archaeological literature to prevent any confusion with the other settlements called Karahöyük.
Geography and Environment: Gedikli Karahöyük is one of the biggest mounds of the plain. It measures 24 m in height and 240x190 m in dimensions. The eastern and western foothills and northern slope have been severely damaged due to removal of soil. The cemetery on the southeastern foothill came out as a result of such damage.
Destruction Details: There is a water reservoir on top and a big amount of soil taken from the mound. There are pits made by illicit diggers on north slope and west and south skirts of the mound are cut [TAYEx 26.8.2001].


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