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Mound | |||||
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1106 m | |||||
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Aksaray | |||||
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Gülagaç | |||||
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Çatalsu | |||||
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Not visited - 3/8/2002 | |||||
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: The site lies east of Aksaray; northwest of Gülagaç District; 1-12 km west-northwest of Çatalsu (Apsari) Village; near the shore of Mamasin Dam. It is easy to reach the site via the Aksaray-Demirci Town-Apsari Road. The location code of the site is P 33 / 54. |
| Geography and Environment: The mound is the second hill after Kelmusalar Hill at the north bank of the Old Melendiz River; northwest of Apsari Village. It is also called Porsuklu Kaya; and looks like a cape extending towards the dam; in the southeast direction. The slopes get covered by the dam when the water level of the reservoir is high; and thus it turns into an island. The southwestern part of the mound is covered with high and sharp rocks. The mound is located just on top of this rocky. Its cultural deposit is thought to be 3-4 m thick. Melendiz and Karasu Streams joined at the southeast of the site; continued flowing towards Aksaray before the construction of the dam. The location of the hill is important both for fishing and for the accessible passage at this point formed by the widening of Melendiz River. The reason why it was also called "Migration Road Location" is most probably because of this feature. The tuff hill is reported to be 15 m high above the level of the Melendiz Stream; which used to flow beneath it. The waves of the Melendiz Dam effect the lower slopes of the mound; thus uncovering the structural remains at first; and then destroying them. |
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