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Can Hasan

Karaman, Turkey

Can Hasan 1 Mound is an archaeological site located near the village of Alaçatı, formerly known as Can Hasan, approximately 12–15 km northeast of the city center of Karaman province, Turkey. It is situated about 750 meters southeast of Can Hasan 3 Mound. Among the trio of mounds known by the same name in the vicinity of Can Hasan Village, Can Hasan 1 is attributed to the Chalcolithic Age, Can Hasan 2 to the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods, and Can Hasan 3 to the Neolithic Age settlement. Can Hasan 1 Mound is a hill measuring 360 x 280 meters in dimensions and reaching a height of 5 meters. The plain where these three mounds are located is fertile and not far from the northern slopes of the Taurus Mountains.

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