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Güzeloba |
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Type:
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Rock Shelter |
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Altitude:
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10 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Antalya |
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District:
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Aksu |
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Village:
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Güzeloba |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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OP ÜP |
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| Location: This rock-shelter is one of many (Direkli being the largest) on the Mediterranean shore east of Antalya. It lies south of the town of Aksu and 3-4 km east of the village of Güzeloba. Because of its close proximity to the Aksu Stream; in archaeological publications the site is often called the "Aksu Valley" site. |
| Geography and Environment: Rock-shelters are lined up in the upper travertine steps above the alluvial flatlands along the shore; north of the Lara (or Altinkum) beach. The rock-shelters were probably carved by spring waters when the travertine formed. It is thought that the settlers in these rock-shelters made use of the flint carried by the Aksu Stream. The Aksu Stream originates from springs on Mount Akdag and Mount Davras near Isparta and is fed by additional small springs from the Taurus Mountains before it flows east of the city of Antalya and forcefully empties into the Mediterranean Sea by the Lama beach. This stream which flows year-round; regardless of season; must have been an important water supply for those who settled along it. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The rock-shelters were discovered by Isin Yalçinkaya; Ilhan Kayan and Angela Minzoni-Deroche in 1984; during their survey of the terrace flanks by the rock-shelters. The artifacts were not in situ and must have rolled down to their proveniences on the lower terraces from their original locations. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
| Stratigraphy: |
| Small Finds: The chipped stone tools and other fragments found in and around these rock-shelters demonstrate that the site was a Palaeolithic habitation area. A total of 103 pieces were found including flakes; blades; points; scrapers; backed blades; micro-blades and debitage products [Yalçinkaya 1986: fig 16-17]. The tools have been assigned to the end of the Upper Palaeolithic Period. |
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