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Coba Höyük / Sakçagözü



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

Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Gaziantep
District:
Nurdagi
Village:
Sakçagözü

Destruction :
Illicit Digging - Contemporary Settlements

TAYEx:
Visited - 26/8/2001

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


Location: It lies 3 km northwest of the Sakçagöz (Keferdiz) Village; west-northwest of the Gaziantep Province.
Geography and Environment: It measures 9 m in height together with the bedrock and 140x90 m in dimensions. It is one of the medium sized mounds of the Southeastern Anatolia region. The cultural deposit is reported not to exceed 6 m.
Destruction Details: There is pit made by illicit diggers on west skirt of the mound and a cleft on northern slope probably formed because of removal of soil or illicit diggings [TAYEx 26.8.2001].


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