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Bozdere / Bostandere |
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Artifact Scatter |
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Altitude:
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30 m |
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Region:
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Marmara |
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Edirne |
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District:
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Meriç |
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Village:
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Büyük Altiagaç |
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Survey |
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| The site is located 1 km west of Büyük Altiagaç village; about 8 km south of Meriç district; north of the city center of Edirne. Bozdere/Bostandere stream; which is a branch of the Disbudak stream; flows in the northeast direction. On the banks of the stream; a few chipped stone tools were found scattered over an area measuring 1-2 km in length and 100 km in width. The tools sometimes become more abundant in areas measuring 10x10 or 20x20 meters. Immediately north of the Büyük Altiagaç-Küçük Altiagaç Road; in an area of 20x20 meters; a few primitive ceramics and two broken polished hand axes were found together with the chipped stone tools. The significant Chalcolithic-Neolithic settlement of the region; Altiagaç; is also on the bank of Bozdere stream. The area where the primitive ceramics were found is about 200 m far from Altiagaç. There is also a fresh water spring on the Bozdere stream. The section where the Ergene and Meriç streams join is a flat area covered with swamps in some places. It can be suggested that; in prehistoric ages; the Aegean Sea extended as far as this area as a gulf and Bozdere stream was in a very close location to this gulf in the Neolithic Period. The site was discovered in 1997 during the survey conducted by B. Erdogu. |
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