Sos Höyük

Ancient sitePasinler, Erzurum

39.9937°N · 41.5223°E

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Sos Höyük is a ancient site in Pasinler, Erzurum.

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Sos Höyük is a ancient site in Pasinler, Erzurum, part of Türkiye's brown-sign cultural heritage.

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  • The mound first drew the excavators' attention while they were digging Karaz, Güzelova and Pulur on the Erzurum plain.
  • A single season was dug in 1987 by Erzurum University and Atatürk University together, but it was never published.
  • Four building levels were identified in the lowest layer; Vb-Vd are dated to the Early Bronze Age (3000-2000 BC).
  • Finds from Sos and Büyüktepe supplied the dating evidence for the Late Bronze and Iron Ages in the Erzurum-Bayburt region; Sagona puts the Late Bronze Age at 1500-1000 BC.

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