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Koyunbaba

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Koyunbaba
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
57 m
Region:
Marmara
Province:
Kirklareli
District:
Merkez
Village:
Koyunbaba
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It lies on the eastern bank of the Teke Stream; about 200 m north of Koyunbaba Village; Merkez District of Kirklareli Province. A tributary of the Teke stream runs through the west of the mound. The settlement measures 171 m in the north-south direction. The settlement was bisected by the Bedre-Koyunbaba road. It was discovered during the Regional Survey of Thrace conducted by M. Özdogan. EBA material as well as Early Chalcolithic Age (=Karanovo III) material was recovered from the surface. It was revisited during the Kirklareli Survey by Özdogan et al in 2006 [Özdogan (E) et al. 2008:266]. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
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