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Samadolu Höyük |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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740 m |
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Black Sea |
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Amasya |
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District:
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Merzifon |
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Village:
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Merkez |
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Survey |
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| It lies 1.5 km south of the 3rd km of the Merzifon-Gumushaciköy highway; south of Merzifon District; northwest of Amasya Province. The mound is 500 m north of Bugdayli quarter in Merzifon Merkez (old Samadolu). This location is also called Canpazari. It was discovered during a survey conducted by S. Dönmez in 1998. It measures ca. 15 m in height and 100x70 m in dimensions. Materials of the EB; MB and LB Ages as well as the Iron Age and the Hellenistic-Roman Periods were collected from the surface. |
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