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Tatar Mezarligi |
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Flat Settlement |
Altitude:
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28 m |
Region:
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Marmara |
Province:
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Kirklareli |
District:
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Babaeski |
Village:
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Oruçlu |
Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Late |
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The site lies southwest of Kirklareli; approximately 1.5 km north of Oruçlu village; about 6 km from Karacaoglan village; on the road from Karacaoglan village to Oruçlu village; and on the east bank of Çimenli stream. Western and northwestern parts are covered with trees. The settlement measures 210 m in north-south and 130 m in east-west directions. The sherds collected from the surface date to Late Chalcolithic Age; contemporary with Meriç-Pre-Cucuteni horizon that corresponds to the beginning of the 4th Millennium BC. |
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