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Belentepe

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Belentepe
Type:
Upland Settlement
Altitude:
m
Region:
Aegean
Province:
Aydin
District:
Çine
Village:
Cumali
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It lies to the west of Sariyer near the Cumali Village of the Çine District of the Aydin Province. It was identified during the survey conducted by Akdeniz in 1997. Lying on a plain; it looks like a mound. Potsherds from the late periods were collected from the surface. It is suggested to have been a tophill settlement [Akdeniz 1997:243]. No detailed information has been provided about the dating of the remains. The mound appears in the Aydin Culture Inventory which was achieved after the surveys organized by the Aydin Province Culture and Tourism Directorship in 2012. Roman and Byzantine potsherds were seen on the surface.
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