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Hasancik Ini |
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Rock Shelter |
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Marmara |
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Balikesir |
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Gönen |
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Village:
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Yörükçesme |
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Survey |
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| It is located on the north of Keçidere Valley, the east of Yörükkeçidere Village in Gönen District in Balikesir Province. It was discovered during the survey conducted by Yalçikli in 2011. It is like rock shelter with a depth of 3 m and a width of 15 m. In the inner section of the shelter, there is also a niche with a depth of 1 m and a width of 4 m. An illicit digging pit was seen on the floor of the shelter. The pit is 1 m in diameter and 0.8 m in depth. Potsherds that could be dated the beginning of EBA, LBA and Roman period were encountered on the soil which was taken out from the pit. A thin ashy layer was observed in the section of the pit. [Yalçikli 2013:21]. |
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