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Bakir

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Bakýr
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
m
Region:
Southeastern Anatolia
Province:
Siirt
District:
Kurtalan
Village:
Bakir
Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:
Middle

     


The site is located within the boundaries of Siirt province; west of Basur stream; on its torrent bed. The bare mound with structural remains on the top is 20 m high and 100x175 m in diameter. It is discovered during the 1963 survey conducted by the University of Istanbul and Chicago Oriental Institute. The earliest finds date to Halaf-Ubaid Transition Period. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
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