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Çakirca |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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135 m |
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Region:
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Marmara |
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Province:
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Bursa |
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District:
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Iznik |
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Village:
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Çakirca |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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EBA II EBA III |
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| It lies 2 km north of the Lake Iznik; south of the Iznik-Orhangazi motorway; 2 km east of Çakirca Village; about 5 km northwest of Iznik District. It measures 200x8 m. To the west flows Karasu Stream. It was discovered by K. Kökten in 1949; and also investigated by K. Bittel; J. Mellaart; J. Cullberg; D.H. French and M. Özdogan. Materials of the EBA and the second millennium BC. were collected from the surface. EBA pottery of the burnished ware tempered with grit and mica with a black interior surface and rim and red; brown or buff exterior surface was found. It is called Yenisehir pottery by D.H. French. It is also seen at Demircihöyük. Also found is the wheelmade; red burnished; washed; fine washed; washed ware and the gray washed ware dating from the EBA III. A sherd of a jug of which the bottom was decorated with a swastika was recovered. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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