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Küçüktepe |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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35 m |
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Aegean |
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Aydin |
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Koçarli |
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Village:
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Çakirbeyli |
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Survey |
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| The mound is located south of Aydin; in Koçarli district; and close to Çiftliktepe village. It lies 100 m northeast of the highway; right after the turn to Çakirbeyli village. It is a low and spreading hill in the north-south direction measuring 30x40 m and has a height of 5 m. E. Akdeniz has collected Late Chalcolithic Age; EBA I; and Roman Period sherds from the surface of the mound in 1995. The site was visited by S. Günel in 2002 and the surface material consists of hand-made and coarse sherds. They also include red slipped and burnished examples with pieces probably belonging to bowl and large pots which are more likely to be dated to the EBA. Excavations were launched by the Directorate of Aydin Museum in 2014. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. During the 2014 studies, typical handmade EBA vessels were found. Dark slipped, mostly burnished, buff and reddish slipped and wheel made burnished/unburnished sherds were also found. Among these sherds, there are carinated bowls with outrolled rim and carinated bowls with short neck and outrolled rim. Decorated and plain spindle whorls in various size and form were found next to the wall remains under the burnt fill below the surface of Trench D-5. A baked clay idol with a rectangular shaped body (corners are rounded) was found. This short-necked, reddish brown slipped idol measures 4.10 cm and has a round head and brown paste. It has no legs or arms. The head has an incised + motif [Yaylali et al. 2016:422-423]. |
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