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Hacilar Höyük |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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90 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Adana |
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District:
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Ceyhan |
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Village:
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Merkez |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Ceramic |
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| This large mound site lies at the entrance of the Kürtkulak Valley; in Namik Kemal Quarter; 1 km south of the town of Ceyhan; east of the city of Adana. As a result of plowing and erosion; the upper part of the mound has been destroyed and the site has become a low mound that gently rises above the plain it lies on. The site discovered by J. Garstang in 1937 was researched by M.V. Seton-Williams in 1951. In addition to Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic (Ubaid) type ceramics; the site yielded Iron Age; Roman and Byzantine material. Pre-Halaf painted pottery; assigned to the Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic periods; was found at Yumuktepe levels XXVI-XXIV. In ASPRO; the site has been placed into Phase 6. Because the Chalcolithic levels are high up on the mound; the Neolithic layers are believed to be thick. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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