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Type:
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1210 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Burdur |
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District:
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Tefenni |
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Village:
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Seydiler |
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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: It lies 1.6 km northwest of Seydiler Village; southeast of Tefenni District of Burdur Province. A dirt road passes 150 east of the mound. In some publications; it is called Seydiler Höyük. |
| Geography and Environment: The mound lies in the southwestern corner of the Tefenni Plain; which was a swamp until recently. On the northern flanks of Mount Bölükler; only 100 m south of the site; is a spring known as Kocapinar. The inhabitants of this site must have used this spring as a water source. Özsait reports that this medium-sized mound is 10 m high and 120 m east-west. Especially the western and northern flanks of the mountain have faced damage. The sides of the mound are not very steep [Özsait 1986b:fig 7]. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The mound was discovered by J. Mellaart; who reported that the ceramics on the site surface were Late Chalcolithic in date. The site was resurveyed in 1984 by a research crew led by M. Özsait; who were surveying the Prehistoric sites in the Burdur-Isparta Region. |
| Stratigraphy: Late Neolithic-Early Chalcolithic as well as Early Bronze Age ceramics were collected from the mound surface [Özsait 1986b:390-391]. |
| Small Finds: Pottery: The oldest ceramics from the site are reported to have been found on the damaged western and northern sides of the mound. These ceramics are hand-made; thin-walled and well-made [Özsait 1986b:fig.8]. Chipped Stone: Flint and obsidian finds are reported to have been collected. The chipped stone finds have not been dated. |
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| Interpretation and Dating: Özsait believes the ceramics show similarity with Hacilar VI; Düden; Gölde and Çamur pottery and assigns them to the Late Neolithic-Early Chalcolithic Period. Dating of the ceramics in the Lakes Region follows the Hacilar ceramic seriation. |
