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Keferdiz |
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Single Findspot |
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Altitude:
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Gaziantep |
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District:
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Nurdagi |
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Village:
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Sakçagözü |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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OP |
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| Location: This site is between Coba Höyük and the town of Keferdiz (also called Sakçegözü); 45 km northwest of the city of Gaziantep; in the northwest of the province. |
| Geography and Environment: Perrot has not described the geographical setting of this site. There are three mounds in this part of Gaziantep on the Islahiye Plain; which borders the southern Anatolian "Mediterranean" Region. These mounds include Songrus Höyük to the west; Keferdis Höyük to the east and Coba Höyük in the middle. Of these three mounds; Keferdiz is archaeologically the least important. The area is rich in water sources. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The site was discovered by Perrot in 1961; who found some chipped stone tools close to the town of Keferdiz. As we do not have the find densities or the dimensions of the overall range of this site; it cannot be classified as a habitation site. Some of the tools from this site were slightly abraded. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
| Stratigraphy: |
| Small Finds: Perrot found some Moustérien flintstone tools including a teardrop-shaped biface handaxe [Perrot 1962:fig.9]. He does not provide any typological information on the characteristics of this biface. The random-incipient retouching of most of the flakes is occasionally on both faces. Some of the tools are abraded and have a yellowish-orange patina. |
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