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Karacasar |
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Mound |
Altitude:
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1025 m |
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Central Anatolia |
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Nevsehir |
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Gülsehir |
Village:
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Karacasar |
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Survey |
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It stands on a volcanic hill; northwestern part of Karacasar Sub-District; 7 km southwest of Gülsehir District; northwest of Nevsehir Province. It measures ca. 10 m in height. At present it is used as a park and surrounded by the modern settlement. The top hill is claimed to measure 15x25 m in dimensions. The surface collection carried out in 1997 by S.Y. Senyurt revealed that the site had been inhabited during the EBA; the MBA-LBA and the Iron Age. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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