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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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950 m | |||||
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Diameter:
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467 m- Direction: SE-NW | |||||
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Region:
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Black Sea | |||||
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Province:
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Tokat | |||||
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District:
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Zile | |||||
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Village:
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Yalinyazi | |||||
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Destruction :
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Illicit Digging - Agriculture - Contemporary Settlements - Attention | |||||
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TAYEx:
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Visited - 11/8/2003 | |||||
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Registration State:
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: It lies 1500 m west of the Masat Village (Yalinyazi); 20 km south-southwest of the Zile District; southwest of Tokat Province. |
| Geography and Environment: Streams originating from the village the mound were named after; located north of the mound in the fertile land of the Masat Plain spill to the Çekerek River. The inhabitants of this settlement were probably supplying their water from these resources. At present; there is no fresh water spring around. The mound was formed on marble-like limestone blocks. It was probably chosen as a mainland because of the elevation of this rocky ground. It is an oval shaped mound; 28.8 m high above the plain level; 450 m long in the east-west direction and 225 m long in the north-south direction. It is classified among the biggest mounds of Central Anatolia. Virgin soil was reached at 5.7 m depth during the first excavations [Akurgal 1946:220]. |
| Destruction Details: The mound has been damaged due to agricultural activities and illicit diggings. Its slopes are planted and there are pits on top. Ruins of mudbrick houses on northwest slope and stone blocks on eastern slope [TAYEx 11.8.2003]. |
