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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: GürcütepeCountry: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Sanliurfa Nearest Village: Gürcütepe
Latitude: 37.119772N Longitude: 38.845938E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in South eastern Turkey in Harran Plain on Border to Syria
Late Pre Pottery Neolithic B settlement site, apparently abandoned when the water supply dried up. Only flintstone and bone tools have been found, thought there were traces of domesticated animals. Excavated betwen 1995 and 2001 by the Deutsches Archäologische Institut.
Site related to the Göbekli Tepe temples further up in the hills to the North.
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