However, due to erosion, irrigation channels and the destruction caused by the stream flowing from the east of the hill, it does not give the true size.
[1] The mound was discovered during the surveys conducted by R. Whallon and S. Kantman in order to determine the archaeological values that will remain under the Keban Dam Lake.
Excavations were carried out in 1970-71 within the framework of the Aşvan Project[2][3]under the direction of David French from the British Institute of Archeology at Ankara.
Stone and chaff are rarely seen in their pastes, and all three ware groups are burnished.
[9] In general, the pottery finds are similar to nearby Fatmalı Kalecik and Kurupınar, Tülintepe, Norşuntepe.