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Tell al Kanisah |
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Type:
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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150 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Hatay |
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District:
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Kirikhan |
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Village:
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Muratpasa |
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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: The site lies 3.5 km northwest of Muratpasa Village; 8 km southeast of Kirikhan District of Hatay Province. It is locally known as Kilisetepe/Esentepe. |
| Geography and Environment: The mound is fairly large and round and consists of two hills. The Muratpasa Water Canal passes very close to the mound. When the site was surveyed; the surrounding fields were not fertile. The other name of the mound is Tell Çolakköy; named after the closest village. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The site was discovered in 1933 by R.J. Braidwood of the University of Chicago; Oriental Institute; during his survey in the Amuq Plain. |
| Stratigraphy: The material from the surface of the mound was dated to the Late Roman; Roman and Hellenistic Periods; possibly to the Middle Bronze Age as well as the Halaf and Late Neolithic Periods. This material was probably assigned after the ceramic-seriation exposed at the site of Tell el Cüdeyde/Judaidah. |
| Small Finds: Pottery: The collection conducted on the surface of the mound yielded ceramics which showed close affinity with the ceramics from Tell el Cüdeyde/Judaidah Layers XIV-XIII [Braidwood 1937:22]. |
| Remains: |
| Interpretation and Dating: Like several other mounds on the Amuq Plain; the Neolithic component of this site should be viewed with skepticism. The ceramics from the mound show Amuq A-E affinities. In ASPRO; the site has been placed into phases 5/6 [Hours et al. 1994:195]. |
