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Kusumlar Magarasi

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Kusumlar Mağarası
Type:
Cave
Altitude:
m
Region:
Marmara
Province:
Bursa
District:
Orhaneli
Village:
Kusumlar
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It is located nearby the village of Kusumlar, in Orhaneli District of Bursa. The cave extends as a narrow corridor. Lots of potsherds dated to various periods were found on the soil removed by illicit diggings at the daylight-sighted part of the cave. Nail impressed potsherd among these finds proved that the cave was also used in Neolithic Age [Dinçer 2010:11].
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