 
Seyitomer
Hoyuk is located in the Seyitomer Lignite Company's reserve zone in
Kuyahya. It is an ancient habitiation site measuring 150x150 meters,
and is situated 23.5 meters above its surroundings. It is located
within the boundaries of the old town of Seyitomer. The site will
be excavated completely over the next fivc years because the Seyitomer
Lignite company intends to mine 7 million tons of exploitable coal
reserve beneath it. The challengeto the archaeologist is unique, presenting
problems and solutions both in completeing the task using the best
archaeological methods available and conducting a rescue excavation.
This is the third time this site has been the subject of a research
project. The Eskisehir Museum in 1989 for one season and the Afyon
Museum, from 1990 to 1995, worked at Seyitomer Hoyuk. Both excavations
together managed to clear only about 1/10th of the mound.
In 2005, the Seyitomer Lignite Company applied to the Ministry of
Culture and Tourism with an aim to reinitiate the excavation so that
the coal reserve present beneath the mound could eventually be exploited.
For this reason, Dumlupinar University established its Department
of Archaeology, and then Signed a protocol between the University
and the coal industry to provide the required specialists to re-open
the excavation. Consequently, the present rescue excavations at the
Seyitomer mound were initiated.
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