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Kanal Höyük |
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Type:
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1030 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Konya |
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District:
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Seydisehir |
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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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| Location: This site lies southwest of the city of Konya; 7.5 km east of the town of Seydisehir and west of the village of Bagra. The mound; published as Kanal Höyük; is locally also called Üzümlü Höyük; Baglasi Höyük and Höyük Baglari. |
| Geography and Environment: The mound lies in the middle of the Seydisehir Plain; immediately west of the point where the Beysehir Canal Stream forks. East of the Beysehir underground stream; which lies along the tectonic depression between Beysehir and Sugla; is the volcanic Mount Alacadag and Mount Erenler while high hills formed by tectonic movements lie west of this stream. The Plain is covered by a thick layer of alluvial deposit. The Beysehir underground stream was formed by the flow of the excess water from Lake Beysehir to the 30 m lower Lake Sugla. Today the underground stream no longer empties into Lake Sugla and instead joins Çarsamba Stream via the Balikova Strait. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The mound was visited in 1954 and 1958 by J. Mellaart and in 1962 by R.S. Solecki. |
| Stratigraphy: At the site; in addition to a Neolithic material; there seems to be remains of a Late Chalcolithic-Early Bronze Age settlement. |
| Small Finds: Pottery: Dark brown "Dark Burnished Ware" was found at this site. The clay is mineral tempered. Vessels with loop handles have been found. Similar closed vessels were found at Çatalhöyük East. The other vessels; especially the jars and bowls; resemble the Late Neolithic Layers IX-VI at Hacilar. |
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| Interpretation and Dating: Like the other sites in the Beysehir-Sugla Region; the assignment and dating of this site is difficult. Although with resignation Todd believes that the site of Kanal Höyük is contemporaneous with Çatalhöyük East [Todd 1980:133]. |
