also Hüyük. Turkish for hill, mostly used for old settlement sites that have been built up in a mound-like manner and, similar to Arabic tell, a component in the name of many ruin sites.
Höyük(42 words)
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Nissen, Hans Jörg (Berlin), “Höyük”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 17 August 2022 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e12222750>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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