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Seydiler

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Seydiler
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
1210 m
Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Burdur
District:
Tefenni
Village:
Seydiler
Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:

     


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. 100 m south lies the Bölükler Tepesi; 1193 m high where there is a well spring called Kocapinar on the northern foothill. It measures 10 m in height and 100x200 m in dimensions. It was first investigated by J. Mellaart and dated to the Late Chalcolithic Age. The survey conducted by M. Özsait in 1984 yielded pottery of the EBA; the Late and Early Chalcolithic Ages.
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].
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