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Eskice Sirti |
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Type:
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Habitation Site / Workshop |
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Altitude:
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10 m |
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Region:
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Marmara |
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Province:
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Istanbul |
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District:
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Büyükçekmece |
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Village:
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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AP OP |
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| Location: This site is northwest of Istanbul; north of the Büyükçekmece Lake and east of the Eskice Ridge immediately off the TEM; Istanbul-Edirne highway. Its code is D 11/ 11. |
| Geography and Environment: One of the high terraces of the Eskice Ridge was destroyed by the TEM highway construction. The site was destroyed in this process and the areas with artifacts scatters were covered by construction fill. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: Mehmet Özdogan of the University of Istanbul; Faculty of Letters; Prehistory section found Palaeolithic chipped stone tools on the terraces north of the Büyükçekmece Lake during his 1981-1982 survey in this region. The site gained importance after the Lower Palaeolithic Yarimburgaz Cave was found. |
| Stratigraphy: |
| Small Finds: The finds include a Lower Palaeolithic pebble tool chopper as well as some rough Clacton flakes which typologically resemble pre-Aucheulien types. The Eskice Ridge finds are now believed to be among the oldest Near Eastern and Southeast European finds [Özdogan 1985:223]. In addition; this site also yielded some Levalloiso-Moustérien tools; assigned to the Middle Palaeolithic [Özdogan 1983a:137]. |
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