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Adatepe 2 |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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110 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Adana |
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District:
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Ceyhan |
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Village:
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Hamdili |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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| It is located on a rocky block called Kartalkaya Tepesi; between Adatepe and Hamdili villages; south of the Ceyhan-Osmaniye motorway; 7 km east of Ceyhan District; east of Adana Province. It locates 2.4 km south of Adatepe Village. It is a big; conical mound; 20 m high. It was discovered in 1951 during the Cilicia Survey under M.V. Seton-Williams. Except EBA; sherds dating from the Chalcolithic Age to the Byzantine Period were collected from the the surface. J. Mellaart reports the presence of the metallic ware of the EBA in his distribution map. The site is only referred to as Adatape. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
| Location: It is located on a rocky block called Kartalkaya Tepesi; between Adatepe and Hamdili villages; south of the Ceyhan-Osmaniye motorway; 7 km east of Ceyhan District; east of Adana Province. It locates 2.4 km south of Adatepe Village. |
| Geography and Environment: The site is located in the northern Yukari Ova (Upper Plain) section of the Çukurova Plain; which is surrounded by the Bolkar Mountains to the northwest; the Akdaglar Mountains to the north and the Amanos Mountains to the east. The Adatepe mound lies on a natural hill which overlooks the valley that leads to the Kürtkulak Geçidi mountain pass. This medium-sized conical mound is 20 m high. There are ruins on the northern side of the mound which date to a "later"; unidentified period. |
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