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Altin Depe "Golden Hill" is a settlement of the Eneolithic and Bronze Ages, dating back to the 3rd and beginning of the 2nd milennium BC. It was abandonned around 1600 BC, as the soil was exhausted or due to changes in climate.
Altin Depe formed a large settlement covering around 6 hectares during the early Neolithic period 5th milennium BC. Altin Depe reached its apex at the end of the 3rd and beginning of the 2nd milennium BC. Altin Depe had close connections to contemporary Mesopotamia (http://en.wikipedia.org/w...) and the Harappa culture (http://en.wikipedia.org/w...) in Hindustan.
