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Rock Shelter | |||||
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Elazig | |||||
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Agin | |||||
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Destruction :
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Dams | |||||
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Not visited - 15/8/2003 | |||||
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| Location: The rock-shelter site is located northwest of the city of Elazig and southwest of the town of Agin. It is 3.5 km south of the village of Hastek; 2.5 km northwest of the village of Bahattin and 250 m west of Mount Sihkiner. This rock-shelter faces the Arapkir Stream and is immediately north of the so far archaeologically unproductive Karamagara Caves. This information has been provided from a 1:100;000 map. |
| Geography and Environment: This site includes two adjacent rock-shelters that face the Arapkir Stream. They are referred to by number; 1 and 2. The deeper and narrower shelter extending 4.46 m into the rock-face is Shelter "1". This shelter is 5.50 m wide and 2.15 m high; while the larger shelter; Shelter "2" is 25.50 m wide; 2.30 m high and 2.50 m deep. Further information on this site cannot be provided because it has since been flooded by the Keban Dam Lake. |
| Destruction Details: The mound is flooded by dam reservoir [TAYEx 15.8.2003]. |
