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Sindirgi |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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245 m |
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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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Sindirgi |
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Village:
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Merkez |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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EBA II EBA III |
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| It lies on the western side of the Balikesir-Manisa highway; some 2 km north of Sindirgi District; south of Balikesir Province. It is located in the Kunduran Mevkii of Kurtulus Mahallesi. The mound is locally known as Üveyiktepe Höyüktepe. It is in a plain area and to the northwest flows the Simav stream. It was discovered by D.H. French in 1959. It measures 100x4-5 m. Materials of the EBA and the second millennium BC were collected from the surface. Vast majority of the EBA pottery is burnished in gray; black and brown. Forms of bowls are common. Also found is the red washed pottery. |
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