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Sos Höyük



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Type:
Mound
Altitude:
1760 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Eastern Anatolia
Province:
Erzurum
District:
Pasinler
Village:
Yigittasi

Destruction :
Contemporary Settlements - Attention

TAYEx:
Visited - 28/6/2003

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


Location: It lies 13 km west of the Pasinler District; 24 km northeast of the Erzurum Province. It is located where the Sos Village is situated; immediate (500 m) north of the road connecting the district to the province. The village is easily accessible through a stabilized road. The recent name of the village is Yigittasi.
Geography and Environment: The mound is obscured by the village of Yigittasi (Sosköy) in the Pasinler Plain irrigated by the Aras River. One of the branches of this river; Çökender; passes by the mound on the north [Sagona et al. 1995:fig.3]. The oval shaped mound in the center of the settlement measures ca. 1.2 ha. It reaches out to 150x270 m in dimensions together with the terraces. It is ca. 20 m high together with the natural elevation it stands on. The exact size of the settlement can only be obtained by soundings. It is obscured by the modern village; except the northern part of the central mound. The northern slope extends to the stream with a soft inclination while the other slopes have been damaged due to the removal of the soil and erosion. To the west; there is a section which is 8 m high.
Destruction Details: The mound is occupied by contemporary settlements from its skirts to the slopes [TAYEx 28.6.2003].


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