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Büyükekiz Tepesi Magarasi |
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Rock Shelter |
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Mediterranean |
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Isparta |
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Sarkikaraagaç |
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Village:
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Çariksaraylar |
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Survey |
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| It lies on Büyükekiz Hill; at about 3rd km of the road leading to Çimendere Village; on the west of the road; Aksehir District, Çariksaraylar Beldesi and Konya Province; Sarkikaraagaç District of Isparta Province. The settlement appears in the Isparta Culture Inventory which was achieved after the surveys organized by the Isparta Province Culture and Tourism Directorship in 2009. A stairs carved into bedrock is located on the south slope of the hill. There is a cave or shelter entrance which was formed by straightening the suitable openings on the bedrock. Large amount of roof tile and ridge fragments were encountered on the surface as well as a few kitchen ware belonging to Late Roman Period. |
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