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Karain Magarasi



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Palaeolithic/Epipalaeolithic
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Chalcolithic
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maps Karain Magarasi

Type:
Cave
Altitude:
360 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Antalya
District:
Merkez
Village:
Yagca


TAYEx:
Visited - 20/6/2001

Registration State:
Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages.
     


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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