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Mound |
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Altitude:
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80 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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Merkez |
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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 site lies right behind the gas station; immediate south of Adana-Ceyhan motorway; approximately 9 km east of the city of Adana. The mound is a 7 km high; middle-sized mound. The site was surveyed both by R.O. Arik in 1936 and by M.V. Seton-Williams in 1951. The site has been assigned to the first and second millenniums BC. A few Chalcolithic and Hellenistic finds were recovered as well. Mention of some burnished ware (probably Dark Burnished Ware) is the only information provided on a proto-Chalcolithic settlement. The site; therefore; may have a Late Neolithic-Early Chalcolithic; pre-Halafian component. This interpretation must be viewed with skepticism because the amount of information on the site is limited. In ASPRO; the site has been dated to phase 6/2. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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