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Ilisar 1-3

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Ilışar 1-3
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
1490 m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Ordu
District:
Mesudiye
Village:
Göçbeyi
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It is located on a stony area; 150 m southwest of the Ilisar forest road over a ridge; 2.5 km northeast of Gökçebey Village of Mesudiye District; south of Ordu Province. Restricted number of EBA pottery was collected during the 1992 survey conducted by M. Özsait. The flat settlement was named Ilisar I. Likewise; limited number of EBA pottery was collected 60 m northwest of Ilisar I; and it was called Ilisar II. Another settlement was discovered 100 m south of Ilisar I and II on a steep slope. It was named Ilisar III. It covers an area of 100 m in the north direction and 75 m in the south direction. Brown pasted; fine grit; calcite and plant tempered; exteriorly brown red and gray; interiorly brown EBA pottery was collected. The vessels figured out belonging to the medium and big sized pottery have strap handles; lugs and wide channel decorations. Also found is a limited number of the Chalcolithic Age material.
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