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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
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It lies 350 m southwest of Bakir Village; 9 km northeast of Kurtalan District; west of Siirt Province. It is a medium sized mound. It measures 20 m in height and 100x175 m in dimensions. A surface collection carried out under P.Benedict in 1963 yielded sherds datable to the EBA. A swamp lies under the mound located on the eastern side of the Basur Cayi Vadisi. It is coded under 64 / 4. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
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