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Akpinar Çerçik Mevkii |
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Flat Settlement |
Altitude:
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480 m |
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Sanliurfa |
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Birecik |
Village:
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Sekilli |
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Survey |
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ÜP |
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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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