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Alapinar Höyük

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Alapınar Höyük
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
m
Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Adana
District:
Kozan
Village:
Alapinar
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It lies east of Alapinar Village; 12 km southeast of Kozan District of Adana. It is 4 km west of Kozan-Kadirli-Ceyhan motorway and 150 m east of Alapinar Stream. It is an oval mound with 100x300 m dimensions and 30 m in height. The site was investigated during the survey conducted by K.S. Girginer in 2004 and potsherds of Chalcolithic; EBA; 2nd millennium BC and later periods were found. Besides these there were also baked clay loom weights and spindle whorls; stone weights; baked clay amulets and obsidians collected [Girginer et al. 2006:299].
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