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Asagi Sazlica

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Aşağı Sazlıca
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
1100 m
Region:
Eastern Anatolia
Province:
Malatya
District:
Hekimhan
Village:
Asagisazlica
Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:
Late

     


The mound lies northwest of Malatya; north-northeast of Hekimhan. It was discovered by C.A. Burney in 1956 and Late Chalcolithic Age sherds were collected from the surface. A well-fired buff colored sherd with matte-red paint decorated on the exterior; possibly of the Chalcolithic Age. Asagi Sazlica probably dates to the 9th phase in ASPRO.
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