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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ankara Tumuli Alternative Name: Ankara Phrygian NecropolisCountry: Turkey Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Ankara Nearest Village: Ankara-Bestepeler
Latitude: 39.925334N Longitude: 32.836540E
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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Round Barrow(s) in Ankara Province, Turkey
Series of Phrygian Tumuli in Ankara-Bestepeler dating to the Phrygian settlement phase of the city in the 8th-6th centuries BCE. Some were destroyed over the last century due to urban expansion.
GPS position is given for the Ataturk Mausoleum, which sits on one of the more prominent ones. Rescue excavations were carried out around 1940-43.
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