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Akpinar Çerçik Mevkii

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Akpınar Çerçik Mevkii
Type:
Flat Settlement
Altitude:
480 m
Region:
Southeastern Anatolia
Province:
Sanliurfa
District:
Birecik
Village:
Sekilli
Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:
ÜP

     


It is the area around the small elevation which looks like a mound on the northern terrace of Ganigörk Stream. It locates south of Akpinar Village; 1 km east of Sekilli Village; northeast of Birecik District of Sanliurfa Province. Former Sanliurfa motorway passes near the terrace. The findspot was discovered by Birecik-Suruç Archaeology Team of TÜBA in 2001 and reported that few finds collected. Flakes with different type of patina were dated to Upper Palaeolithic. Survey code is N40A034.
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