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Pagnik Öreni



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Type:
Mound
Altitude:
725 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Eastern Anatolia
Province:
Elazig
District:
Agin
Village:
Kaspinar

Destruction :
Dams

TAYEx:
Not visited - 15/8/2003

Registration State:
For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages.
     


Location: It was located where the Kaspinar (Pagnik) Village was situated; 3 km southeast of the Agin District; some 25 km northwest of Elazig Province. It was flooded by the Keban Dam.
Geography and Environment: The mound was located on a triangular outcrop with steep slopes; carved by a small stream at the first bench of the Euphrates [Harper 1971:pl.62]. It was reported to measure 50 m in length; 20 m in width and 2 m in height and there was a small Roman fortress to the southwest [Harper 1970:131].
Destruction Details: The mound is flooded by dam reservoir [TAYEx 15.8.2003].


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