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Çayir Üyük Mevkii

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Çayır Üyük Mevkii
Type:
Slope Settlement
Altitude:
937 m
Region:
Aegean
Province:
Usak
District:
Sivasli
Village:
Salmanlar
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It is located 4 km south of Akarca Village, 500 m west of Salmanlar Village in Sivasli District of Usak Province. It was discovered during the survey conducted by Ö. Koçak in 2013. A "century-old" fountain is located 600 m south of the settlement. The settlement is situated in the southernmost section of the natural hill extending in the north-south direction. It measures 160 m in the north-south direction and 210 m in the east-west direction. The studies yielded finds belonging to EBA, 2nd millennium BC, IA (?) and Roman Period. EBA material concentrated in the western and southern skirts of the settlement. These finds consist of slipped sherds, horn-shaped lugs, vessels with knobs, vessels with trefoil mouths, tripod vessels and stone tools [Koçak 2015:361].
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