Nerik in Vezirköprü

You're standing at Oymaağaç Höyük, a mound on the eastern side of the Kızılırmak River, about seven kilometres northwest of Vezirköprü. It may not look like much at first. But beneath your feet most likely lies Nerik, a sacred city from the Bronze Age. A höyük is a hill built up by centuries of people living on the same spot, layer upon layer.