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Tosun Höyük |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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960 m |
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Central Anatolia |
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Aksaray |
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District:
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Eskil |
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Village:
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Tosun |
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Survey |
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| It lies 1.2 km south-southwest of Tosun Village of Eskil district; east-northeast of Aksaray Province. It measures 13 m in diameter, and ca. 10 m in height. It was discovered during the Survey of the Nevsehir, Nigde and Aksaray Provinces conducted under the direction of H. Sever in 1990. Although it is a very tiny mound, sherds dating to the Phrygian, Hellenistic, Byzantine and Islamic Period were collected. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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