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Kültəpə
39.2703° N, 45.4519° E
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Kültəpə (also rendered as Kultepe, Aşağı Gültəpə, Gültəpə, Kyul'tepe, Kul'tepe, and Kultepe-1) is a settlement dating from the Neolithic, a village and municipality in the Babek District of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,859.
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Nakhchivan Tepe Chalcolithic dating
first half of the 5th millennium BCE
Alikemek–Kültepe cultural transition
c. 4500 BCE
Kura–Araxes cultural phase at Kültepe
last quarter of the 4th millennium BCE
Early copper–arsenic alloy production identified
4th millennium BCE
First systematic excavations at Kültepe-1
1951
Investigation of Kültepe-2
1962
Naxçivan Archaeological Project returns to Kültepe-2
2006
Recent synthesis on economy and migrations
2019
Archaeological Features
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Storage Structures
Animal Husbandry Features
Burial and Funerary Structures
Industrial and Craft Structures
Religious and Ritual Structures
Agricultural and Land Use Features
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
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