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Mound |
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Altitude:
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350 m |
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Gaziantep |
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District:
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Nizip |
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Village:
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Toydemir |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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| Location: The site lies approximately 15 km north of Nizip District of Gaziantep; 25 km away from Birecik; 1.8 km east of Toydemir (Acemi) Village; at the western bank of Euphrates. |
| Geography and Environment: The mound; located near Euphrates; was discovered during the surface surveys conducted by G. Algaze. It covers an area of 21 hectares. However; according to the topographical observations in 1996; it covers an area of 6.4 hectares. |
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| Research and Excavation: It was discovered during the 1989 survey conducted under the direction of G. Algaze, which aimed to identify any settlements and ruins that will be flooded by the Birecik and Kargamis Dam reservoirs by the University of Chicago [Algaze et al. 1994:30-31]. Based on the sherds collected during systematic survey conducted at the hilltop and the Lower City, it was suggested that the mound and its vicinity had been occupied from the Ubaid Period until the Islamic Period. A four-year salvage excavation plan was generated until the completion of the dam as it was found out that the site would have been flooded by the Birecik Dam reservoir. The site was excavated between 1996 and 1999 by the Museum of Gaziantep under the scientific supervision of A. Tibet and C. Marro of the French Archaeological Institute. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
| Stratigraphy: Based on the excavation and surface finds, it is suggested that the mound had been inhabited during the 5th and 4th Millennia BC, 3rd Millennium BC, early 2nd Millennium BC, Early Iron Age, Hellenistic-Roman Periods and Islamic Period. The publication of the four-year excavations do not include any definite stratification. |
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