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Aksar Höyük

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Akşar Höyük
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Bayburt
District:
Merkez
Village:
Aksar
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It lies to the immediate southeast of the Aksar Subdistrict, 24 km far from Bayburt. It lies in the east-west direction, and to the north runs the Bayburt-Gümüshane motorway. At present, it has been destroyed to a great extent as half of the mound has been cultivated. It is rich in ceramics, yielding sherds from the EBA, Iron Age and Late Roman Period.
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