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Mecidiye |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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110 m |
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Aegean |
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Manisa |
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Akhisar |
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Mecidiye |
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Survey |
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| The mound is located northeast of Manisa; west-southwest of Akhisar district; in the western section of Mecidiye (Palamut) Village; adjacent to the old mosque. The 5 m high mound with a diameter of 100 m lies on the west bank of Konurca Stream in a plain. It is occupied by the modern settlement. In the 1959 survey by D.H. French; black burnished ware sherds similar to those from Kumtepe I b phase are collected from the surface [French 1969:50]. It was researched again by E. Akdeniz et al. in 2007 and its dimensions were measured as 95x80 m and 6 m high. The mound's finds belong to a period between Late Chalcolithic Age and Late Bronze Age [Akdeniz 2009:257]. It is listed in the registered archaeological preservation zones inventory prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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