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Tilmiz

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Tilmiz
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
620 m
Region:
Southeastern Anatolia
Province:
Batman
District:
Merkez
Village:
Akçaköy
Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:
Middle

     


The mound lies 4 km east of Batman. It is discovered during the joint survey project of the University of Istanbul and Chicago Oriental Institute. The base and the skirts of the mound with a height of 5 m and a diameter of 30 m are occupied by the modern village. The earliest settlement on the mound is discovered to be of Halaf-Ubaid Transition Period. The location code is S 61 / 2.
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