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Bunus |
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Workshop |
Altitude:
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1675 m |
Region:
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Central Anatolia |
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Aksaray |
District:
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Merkez |
Village:
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Gösterli |
Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Aceramic |
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The site; which yielded obsidian finds; lies at Çukuryer Mevkii; west of Acigöl and east of Mount Kiziltepe; 2.2 km west of the village of Gösterli; east-northeast of the city of Aksaray. Bunus was discovered by N. Balkan-Atli in 1996 during her 1996 survey of workshops and ateliers in this region. The researcher collected cores with single and opposed striking platforms; crested blades; flakes; scrapers and splinter pieces. This site is believed to be an Aceramic Neolithic habitation site/atelier. |
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