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Ani |
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Single Findspot |
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Altitude:
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1480 m |
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Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Kars |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Ocakli |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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AP |
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| Location: This open-air site is 42 km (as the crow flies) east-southeast of the city of Kars. It lies northeast of the district of Digor; by the caves near the historic Ani ruins and close to the stream. The village of Ocakli (Ani). |
| Geography and Environment: The streamlet mentioned by Kökten springs from the eastern slopes of 2;670 m high Mount Alaca and flows by the Ani ruins where it joins Arpaçay. Although he does not describe them; Kökten informs us of the existence of nearby caves. Indeed; a 1:100;000 map indicates that caves are abundant in this area. It is not reported whether the finds are surface finds. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: One Palaeolithic tool was found in I.K. Kökten's 1942 survey of the area around the Ani ruins. |
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| Small Finds: The tool Kökten found was a basalt biface handaxe; 10.7x7.7x2.5 cm in size. Although Kökten believes that the general form suggests that the biface is Chelléen (Abbevillien); the natural abrasion of this biface has made it difficult to date. The abrasion is probably caused by natural processes which carried the tool to its provenience from a distant location. The flanks of Mount Alaca to the west are a possible point of origin. |
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