Tag:man_made=tell

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Description
Man made mount created by years of inhabitation. A common archaeological feature of the Near & Middle East. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: man made
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Status: in use
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Man made mount formed from the accumulated remains of mudbricks and other refuse of generations of people living on the same site for hundreds or thousands of years. A common archaeological feature of the Near & Middle East.

See also

man_made=mound - A tag in common use in Turkey and elsewhere, used to describe the same feature. We should possibly scrap man_made= and concentrate on the mound tag, but it will require extra tagging to differentiate between tells and other man made mounds (such as landscaped landfill sites). Maybe mound=tell?

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