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| Neolithic Chalcolithic IA 14C |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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355 m | |||||
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia | |||||
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Province:
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Sanliurfa | |||||
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District:
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Birecik | |||||
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Village:
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Akarçay | |||||
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Not visited - 2/9/2001 | |||||
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Registration State:
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: This site lies west of the city of Sanliurfa; south of the town of Birecik and west and partially under the village of Akarçay. The Elementary School of the village is partially built over the mound. |
| Geography and Environment: The Akarçaytepe mound-site is located south of Su Stream which is a small a tributary of the Euphrates and it lies on alluvial deposits. The dimensions of the mound; which consists of two small hills; are 150 m north-south and 350 m east-west. The mound is only 2 m high. There are nearby water-sources. There are also some flint resources and limestone formations that provide raw materials for the Neolithic Period settlement. |
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