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Dökmetepe |
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Upland Settlement |
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840 m |
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Black Sea |
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Tokat |
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Zile |
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Üçköy |
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It lies to the immediate north of Himmet Abdal Hill, 2 km southwest of Üçköy, 18 km soutwest of Zile. Also known as Hanyeri Mevkii, the settlement resting on a natural elevation has a diameter of 150 m, and a height of ca.12 m. Sherds from the Late Chalcolithic Age, Early Bronze Age, 2nd Millennium BC and Iron Age were collected from the surface. It has been severely destroyed. |
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