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Aslantepe |
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Type:
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Single Findspot |
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Altitude:
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Region:
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Marmara |
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Province:
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Balikesir |
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District:
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Ivrindi |
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Village:
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Yaglilar |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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OP |
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| Location: This open-air site is 38 km (as the crow flies) southwest of the city of Balikesir; near the village of Yaglilar; 4 km south-southwest of the town of Irvindi. |
| Geography and Environment: Although the site is called Aslantepe; this term appears neither on 1:100;000 maps of this area nor of the neighboring district of Demirtas; 3 km northwest of Ivrindi. Kökten does not clarify whether this is a local name. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The site of Aslantepe; the first Palaeolithic site of Balikesir; was discovered by Kiliç Kökten in 1939 during his survey of the village of Yaglilar. |
| Stratigraphy: |
| Small Finds: The only information provided on the small finds is that they were collected from a flint nodule field which yielded Middle Palaeolithic tools. |
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