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Girik Tepe |
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Type:
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Mound |
Altitude:
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570 m |
Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia |
Province:
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Adiyaman |
District:
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Merkez |
Village:
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Bebek |
Investigation Method:
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Survey |
Period:
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Early |
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The mound lies south-southwest of Adiyaman; 7.8 km south of Akpinar; 1.5 km northeast of Turus village. It is one of the Neolithic Age sites of the region. R.S. Blaylock; D.H. French and G.D. Summers from the Tille excavation team discovered and surveyed the site numbered 102 in 1985-88. Three Halaf painted sherds of good quality were collected. In addition; two silex arrow/spear heads were found. It was visited during the survey conducted by S. Ezer and his team in 2015 [Ezer et al. 2017:470] |
Location: This site lies south of the city of Adiyaman; 7.6 km south of the town of Akpinar and 3.3 km southwest of the village of Bebek. |
Geography and Environment: This site is northwest of Mount Karababa in the eastern part of a valley which reaches the Euphrates River Valley. The dimensions of the mound have not been reported. |
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