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Kizil

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Kızıl
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
m
Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Osmaniye
District:
Kadirli
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Survey
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It is located west of the Ceyhan-Kadirli motorway; 15 km southwest of Kadirli; northeast of Adana Province. It is a small mound. It is 6 m high. It was discovered in 1951 during the Cilicia Survey under M.V. Seton-Williams. Pottery of EBA (straw tempered ware) as well as the second millennium BC and the Roman Period was collected from the surface. During the year the survey was conducted; presence of a modern building was reported.
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