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Bayrakli |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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40 m |
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Region:
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Aegean |
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Province:
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Izmir |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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Period:
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Late |
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| The site is located northeast of the city of Ýzmir; at the shore of the old gulf. It appears at the map of the Chalcolithic Age sites of Southwestern Anatolia by J. Mellaart. Bayrakli is a debatable site for the Chalcolithic Age. |
| Location: It is located inside the metropolis of Izmir on the northeast. It could have been saved from a severe damage only after being announced as a registered site. It is also known as Tepekule. |
| Geography and Environment: It is situated east-northeast of the Izmir Gulf. It is 14 m high. To the west flows the stream of Meles. Today the site is far from the shoreline. However; it is suggested that it used to be on the coast during the settlements with two ports on both sides of an outcrop [Akurgal 1983:fig.1-2]. Eventually; it was abandoned since it was close to the swamp. The rock underneath is 6.4 m high. |
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