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Bulgar Kaynagi |
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Type:
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Flat Settlement |
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Altitude:
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Region:
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Marmara |
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Province:
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Kirklareli |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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| Location: The site lies on the low terraces facing the Seytan Deresi stream; about 4 km east of the city center of Kirklareli. |
| Geography and Environment: The settlement is completely destroyed by a sand mine. It is thought to be a Neolithic Period flat settlement. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The site was discovered in the 1980s during the Thrace and Marmara regions surveys conducted by M. Özdogan. |
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| Interpretation and Dating: M. Özdogan assigns the Bulgar Kaynagi materials to the Early Fikirtepe phase. The amount of the surface materials collected is not informed; only five ceramics were published. The materials of Early Fikirtepe or the "Archaic Fikirtepe" are only known from Fikirtepe and Pendik settlements; they were not encountered in the Thrace until now [Özdogan 1999:213]. Özdogan assumes that Bulgar Kaynagi; as well as a few materials encountered in the earliest levels of Asagi Pinar; must be included in the Thrace phase of Early Fikirtepe. Because the site is completely destroyed; there is no possibility of further studies. |
