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Mound | |||||
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1017 m | |||||
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Central Anatolia | |||||
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Kayseri | |||||
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Merkez | |||||
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Village:
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Karaev | |||||
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Not visited - 24/7/2002 | |||||
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: It lies immediate south of the Karaev or Karahöyük/Karhöyük (recent name; Kültepe) Village of the Merkez District; about 20-21 km northeast of the Kayseri Province. It is recorded as Kültepe in the archaeological literature as it looks ash-coloured from a distance; but it is locally known as Karahöyük. Therefore; it is better to cite it with the both names given as Kültepe-Karahöyük. It should also be preferred in order not to confuse it with the other mounds called Kültepe in Anatolia. |
| Geography and Environment: It is located on a slightly depressed area in the northeast of the Kayseri Plain on a plateau road connecting Kayseri to Sivas. Dish-shaped plain; probably; played an important role in choosing this site for occupation. Wells were used by inhabitants because of the water table is very near the surface. The nearest water resource is a fresh water spring; 600 m far. The mound; in the form of a round hill; measures 20 m in height and 450x550 m in dimensions; except the karum area [Özgüç 1950:11]. It has been severely damaged due to several reasons since the end of 19th century. This damage was stopped only by the excavations conducted by T. Özgüç. The area is being protected by wire fences. |
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