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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1250 m |
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Central Anatolia |
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Nevsehir |
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Avanos |
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Village:
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Sarilar |
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Excavation |
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| It lies approximately 4 km northwest of Sarilar Town of Avanos District; northeast of Nevsehir Province. The Sarilar-Topakli road runs 400 m east; Kirsehir-Kayseri motorway runs 11 km north of the mound. It is located on a flat plain. It measures 29-30 m in height together with the natural elevation and 300 m in diameter [Sever 1993:pic.1]. It is estimated to cover an area of five acres. It was introduced by D.H. French; and investigated by a survey team under H. Sever. Largely sherds of the Assyrian Trade Colony Period; the second millennium BC; the Iron Age (Phrygian) and the Hellenistic Period were collected from the surface. The trench opened on the eastern foot during the excavations carried out in 1991 yielded EBA pottery [Sever 1993:pic.9-10]. Although following years have shed lights on the remains of the second millennium BC; not much information has been provided about the EBA settlement. It was also investigated by S. Omura. Pottery of the EBA; the MBA-LBA; the Iron and Classical Ages was recovered. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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