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Bag Tepe

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Bağ Tepe
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
230 m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Samsun
District:
Merkez
Village:
Uzgur
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It lies 500 m south of Dedetepe; south of the Kürtün Stream; about 900 m northeast of Uzgur (Küplüce) Village; 6 km west of Samsun Province as the crow flies. In accordance with the distribution of pottery; it is a small mound. It measures 6 m in height and 125 m in diameter. It was documented in 1973 by a team under U.B. Alkim. Sherds dating from the third millennium BC were collected from the surface. It is also known as Kale Tepe.
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