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Birgi |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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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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Urla |
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Village:
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Barbaros |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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EBA III |
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| It lies southeast of the Gülbahçe Bay; west of Urla; southern part of the Izmir Gulf; west of Izmir Province. Birge Village is located 3 km southwest of Barbaros Village. The mound is shown south of the village in the EBA III map of the Western Anatolia region by D.H. French [French 1968: fig.48b1]. The site discovered by J. Mellaart should be re-investigated. It should have been located near the Izmir-Çesme highway. In the Codex Atlas; it is indicated in the northeast of the village. |
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