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Efeoglu

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Efeoğlu
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
880 m
Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Antalya
District:
Korkuteli
Village:
Büyükköy
Investigation Method:
Survey
Period:
Early

     


The mound; measuring 40 m high above the level of the plain and 150 m in diameter; lies northwest of Antalya; 18 km northeast of Korkuteli; 1 km southwest of Büyükköy (Büyük Ali Fahrettin Köyü). It is located on a natural elevation and was discovered by M. Özsait in 1993. According to him; LNA-ECA and Late Chalcolithic Age; IA; Roman Period ceramics were collected from the surface.
Location: This mound site lies northwest of the city of Antalya; approximately 18 km northeast of the town of Kortukeli; 1 km southwest of the village of Büyüköy (also called "Büyük Ali Fahrettin Köy") and 250 m east of the Kürükini District.
Geography and Environment: The mound; known as Efeoglu; and in some publications as Asar; lies 40 m above the level of the plain and has a 150 m diameter. Durhasan Stream flows to the east of the mound. This stream may have functioned as a water source for the inhabitants of the site.
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