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Deruk

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Deruk
Type:
Slope Settlement
Altitude:
1020 m
Region:
Southeastern Anatolia
Province:
Siirt
District:
Kurtalan
Village:
Konakpinar
Investigation Method:
Survey
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The site lies 29.5 km west of Siirt; 7.5 km west of Kurtalan; 1.8 km west of Konakpýnar (Ayinkasir) Village; on the northwestern foots of Kozdag. Konakpinar Village is east-southeast of the mound and to the north Batman-Kurtalan motorway passes. There are remains of an old Armenian village and a spring near the site. It was discovered during the Southeastern Anatolia Survey in 1963. Probably; Ubaid ceramics were collected from the surface. The dimensions are not given due to the distribution of the pottery. It is known as "Derok" on the M 47 section of the 1:100000 map. The location code of the site is S 63 / 3.
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