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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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1770 m | |||||
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Black Sea | |||||
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Province:
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Bayburt | |||||
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Demirözü | |||||
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Village:
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Çiftetas | |||||
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Destruction :
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Illicit Digging | |||||
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Visited - 26/6/2003 | |||||
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| Location: It is situated 1 km north of the Çiftetas Village; 35 km southwest of the Bayburt Province. It can be reached through a pathway to the village of Çayiryolu; north of the Çiftetas Village. The path lies on the east of the mound [Sagona 1992:fig.1]. The mound is 6 km far from the Çayiryolu Village. |
| Geography and Environment: Büyüktepe consists of two natural hills located in the valley of Bespinar which has very rich water resources. The two hills have a saddle-like connection in between. The one on the south is bigger; 20 m high from the valley and 25x180 m in dimensions. The erosion probably swept the cultural deposit accumulated on the hills; even tough not that thick; for thousands of years and caused the bedrock surfacing in some places [Sagona 1992:305]. |
| Destruction Details: Illicit digging pits were observed. The eastern skirt of the mound has been plowed [TAYEx 26.6.2003]. |
