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Kanligeçit |
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Type:
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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138 m |
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Region:
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Marmara |
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Province:
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Kirklareli |
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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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Excavation |
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Period:
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Late |
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| The mound; divided by the thin stream running west of Asagi Pinar Höyügü and east of the city; lies 250 m south of Kirklareli; 100 m southwest of the road that leads to Asilbeyli village. The railroad between Kirklareli and Babaeski cuts both sections of the mound causing extreme damage. Excavations are being conducted by M. Özdogan and H. Parzinger since 1993. The deposit of a lake was found under the Classical; Hellenistic Period layers and the buildings with stone foundations; belonging to the EBA 3. Beneath this deposit; on virgin soil; finds dating to the transition of Late Chalcolithic Age and EBA were found. Sherds; found in two pits that were dug inside the virgin soil; are thought to have Chalcolithic Age characteristics. According to the excavators; these sherds are interrelated with Gumelnitsa and Pre-Cucuteni Cultures of Southeastern Europe. Code B 5/18. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
| Location: It lies on both banks of the Haydar stream; 250 m east of the road running to the Asilbeyli Village from Kirklareli; about 500 m south of the Kirklareli Province. |
| Geography and Environment: The Kanligecit settlement has been partly destroyed by the Kirklareli railroad. It divides the settlement into two. When discovered in 1981; the settlement was evaluated separately in three parts; Kanligecit north (B5/17); Kanligecit south (B5/18) and Kanligecit east (B5/16). Kanligecit North is an acropolis of the EBA settlement. After the excavation; the walls in the trenches were supported with wooden beams; the trenches were covered with nylon for protection. |
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