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Birk Harabesi |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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960 m |
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Siirt |
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Kurtalan |
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Village:
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Gürgöze |
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Survey |
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| It lies 400 m south of Kurtalan-Batman motorway; 4.5 km west of Kurtalan District; west of Siirt Province. It was documented in 1963 during the Prehistoric Survey of Southeastern Anatolia conducted by P. Benedict. It is located 1.2 m west of Gürgöze (Aynik) village. It is close to the Burayn Well Spring; which is 350 m northwest of the mound. It is a flat mound measuring 25 m in height and 150 m in diameter. It is coded under S 63 / 1. The name (Birk Harabesi) is given based on the information provided in the M 46 section of the large map. Benedict reports the presence of ruins on the top hill. Suspected EBA material was recovered from the surface. |
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