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| Palaeolithic/Epipalaeolithic Neolithic Chalcolithic EBA 14C |
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Cave | |||||
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Altitude:
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360 m | |||||
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Mediterranean | |||||
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Antalya | |||||
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Merkez | |||||
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Village:
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Yagca | |||||
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Visited - 20/6/2001 | |||||
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: This cave site is approximately 27 km northwest of the city of Antalya; immediately northeast of the village of Yagca. It is connected to Antalya with an asphalt road and easy to reach. Code V 19 / 1. |
| Geography and Environment: The cave is a natural hollow carved into the steep karstic limestone flanks of Mount Çadir Tepesi; an extension of Mount Katran (Çam). The cave consists of three different spacious galleries. The outermost first gallery that receives the most light is divided into five different chambers and labeled A; B;C and D. According to the finds; it was understood that all of these chambers were not inhabited during the Chalcolithic. |
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