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Mercin / Boz Höyük |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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90 m |
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Mediterranean |
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Adana |
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District:
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Ceyhan |
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Village:
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Incetarla |
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Survey |
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| It is situated on the old Ceyhan-Kadirli motorway, 3 km north-northwest of the Ceyhan District, east of the provincila center of Adana. It lies to the southwest of the Incetarla (Mercin) Village, and northeast of the Ceyhan River. It is also known as Bozhöyük, it has a base diameter of 160 m, and a height of 20 m with a flat top. It was investigated during the Neilsen Expedition in 1936. Sherds dating from the 2nd Millennium BC until the Roman Period were found on the hillop [Seton-Williams 1954:131-163; findspot 9]. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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