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Küçük Hedbe |
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Type:
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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470 m |
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Sanliurfa |
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District:
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Harran |
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Village:
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Seferköy |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Ceramic |
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| Location: The site lies 700 m northwest of Büyükhedbe; 9 km south of the district of Harran (Altinbasak); south-southeast of the center of Sanliurfa. Büyükhedbe and Küçükhedbe were noted reverse. |
| Geography and Environment: There is not enough information about its location. It is reported that the mound is in the Harran plain; and measures 115 m in diameter and 6 m in height. It is also mentioned that because of the surrounding fertile fields and plowing the mound is in danger of destruction. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The site was discovered by the survey team led by N. Yardimci; during the survey of the Harran Plain in 1990. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
| Stratigraphy: Although the stratigraphy of the mound is not known because no excavation was conducted; the ceramics collected from the surface of the mound have been assigned to the Neolithic; Chalcolithic (Halaf); Medieval and Islamic Periods. |
| Small Finds: Pottery: The information provided is limited. The ceramics show close affinity with those from the Ceramic Neolithic component of Çayönü [Yardimci 1992:463]. |
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| Interpretation and Dating: There are most likely more Neolithic sites in the Harran Plain; which would be a suitable place to study the transition to agriculture and food production. It is surprising that Yardimci's surface survey discovered so few Neolithic sites in the Harran Plain. The Neolithic sites must; therefore; be buried beneath a thick layer of depositional fill. |
