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Girge Barasta |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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405 m |
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Sirnak |
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District:
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Silopi |
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Village:
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Ortaköy |
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Survey |
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| The site, located southwest of Silopi east of Dicle; was discovered during the Surveys of Cizre-Silopi conducted by G. Algaze as a part of Southeastern Anatolia Project. It is located about 1.8 km S-SW of Ortaköy Village in Silopi District. It measures 170 in N-S and 180 m in E-W. It is 1-1.5 m in height. Potsherds belonging to Halaf and Ubaid periods and Late Chalcolithic were seen on the surface [Algaze et al. 2012:66]. |
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