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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1065 m |
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Region:
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Black Sea |
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Province:
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Kastamonu |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Karamukmolla |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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EBA II EBA III |
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| It lies on the western bank of the Çatak Stream and southwestern bank of Deretarla Stream; west of Molla Quarter; in the Erikbeli Quarter of Karamukmolla Village; north of Kastamonu Province. It measures 8-9 m in height and 100 m in diameter. It was discovered by C.A. Burney in 1955; and investigated by Donceel-Voute in 1977 and during the Kastamonu Survey conducted by A. Özdogan; C. Marro and A. Tibet in 1997. Materials collected belong to the EBA I/III; MBA; LBA and the Iron Age. The mound is located on a plateau where one branch of the Daday Stream spills between the basin of the Daday Stream and the eastern basin of the Araç/Ilgaz Stream. |
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