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Çadir Höyük |
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Chalcolithic EBA IA 14C |
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Type:
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Mound | |||||
Altitude:
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1000 m | |||||
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Region:
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Central Anatolia | |||||
Province:
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Yozgat | |||||
District:
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Sorgun | |||||
Village:
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Peyniryemez | |||||
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TAYEx:
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Not visited - 21/7/2002 | |||||
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Registration State:
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
Location: The site lies in Peyniryemez Village; 13 km northwest of Alisar Höyük; in Yozgat. |
Geography and Environment: The mound is located on a limestone reef; north of Egri Özü Valley extending from east to west. A stream flows south and west of the mound. It is 32 m high above the level of the plain and measures 240x185 m. The site has been moved towards northeast in time and has a lower terrace; extending 200 m in this area. It is reported that the region was much more watery when there was life at Çadir Höyük [Gorny et al. 1999:167]. Illicit digging pits are observed on top of the mound in last years. |
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