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Çerdigin |
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Mound |
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Central Anatolia |
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Aksaray |
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Sultanhani |
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Survey |
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| It lies on the south end of the plateau; Çerdigin Yaylasi Mevkii in Sultanhani Beldesi; Merkez District of Aksaray Province. The settlement appears in the Aksaray Culture Inventory which was achieved after the surveys organized by the Aksaray Province Culture and Tourism Directorship in 2009. It is about 45-50 m in height and it covers an area of 1500-2000 m. There are mountain houses and a stream bed around it. The stream bed locates to its north and there are caves on the upper part of it. The collected potsherds from the surface are dated to EBA, Assyrian Trading Colony Period, Phrygian and Hellenistic Periods. |
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