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Mound |
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Mediterranean |
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Hatay |
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Iskenderun |
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Survey |
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| It is situated in the Iskenderun Gulf of Hatay. It was investigated by G. Lehmann et al. in 2006. A low höyük immediately south of the street to Arsuz ; ca. 6 meter high and 130 m in diameter. On the mound; the team found a concentration of pottery; building stones and roof tiles in dark; ashy soil. The preliminary pottery reading suggests Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery as well as Hellenistic sherds. Seton Williams (1954:159) reported Hittite- Hellenistic and Roman pottery [Lehmann et al. 2008:172-173]. |
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