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Alaca Hüyük (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.1667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 034 52 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 34.8667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ruins of a Hittite town with relief carvings, palace, temple, and sphinx gate. A royal necropolis with 13 graves from ca. 2500 BCE is located under the Hittite ruins. Excavated artifacts include pottery, filigree ornamentation, gold chalices, jewelry, and bowls. |
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| Alaca Hüyük (preferred,C,V)
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| Alacahöyük (C,V)
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| Alaca (C,V)
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| Alaca Höjük (C,V)
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| Hüyük (C,V)
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| Alacahuyuk (C,V)
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| Alaja Huyuk (C,V)
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| Alacahoyuk (C,V)
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| Euyuk (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Çorum (province) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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excavation began by Makridi Bey 1907 & continued by Turkish Historical Society 1935 |
| inhabited place (H) |
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| town (H) |
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