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Kabarsa

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Kabarsa
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
130 m
Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Mersin
District:
Tarsus
Village:
Mahmutaga
Investigation Method:
Excavation
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This site lies in Mahmutaga Village; south of the Tarsus-Adana highway; 7 km east of the town of Tarsus; northeast of the city of Mersin. The Tarsus-Amerikan Survey Team carried out a small excavation on the mound. It is some 10-12 m high. During the Cilicia Survey conducted under M.V. Seton-Williams in 1951; sherds dating in a range from the EBA to the Roman Period were collected from the surface. Red-black burnished ware and metallic ware of EBA were recovered [Mellaart 1963:212]. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Location: This site lies in Mahmutaga Village; south of the Tarsus-Adana highway; 7 km east of the town of Tarsus; northeast of the city of Mersin.
Geography and Environment: The mound is 10-12 m high.
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