The 2011 Season at Oluz Höyük: New Results and Evaluations

Amasya province is located in the North-Central Anatolia and Oluz Höyük is found within the borders of Gökhöyük Agricultural Operation Management on the twenty-seventh kilometer of Amasya-Çorum highway road. Oluz Höyük lies in the fertile Geldingen plains watered by River Çekerek, an important tributary to Yeşilırmak, flowing south of the Höyük. Oluz Höyük lies 2 km northwest of Gözlek Village, about 5 km east of Toklucak former Oluz Village and 3 km south of Amasya-Çorum highway road. The mound measures 280 x 260 m; rises about 15 m above the plain level 478.78 m above the sea level ; and thus covers an area of ca. 45,000 m2.