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Adatepe 2



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Type:
Mound
Altitude:
110 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Mediterranean
Province:
Adana
District:
Ceyhan
Village:
Hamdili

Destruction :
Illicit Digging

TAYEx:
Visited - 1/8/2001

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


Location: It is located on a rocky block called Kartalkaya Tepesi; between Adatepe and Hamdili villages; south of the Ceyhan-Osmaniye motorway; 7 km east of Ceyhan District; east of Adana Province. It locates 2.4 km south of Adatepe Village.
Geography and Environment: The site is located in the northern Yukari Ova (Upper Plain) section of the Çukurova Plain; which is surrounded by the Bolkar Mountains to the northwest; the Akdaglar Mountains to the north and the Amanos Mountains to the east. The Adatepe mound lies on a natural hill which overlooks the valley that leads to the Kürtkulak Geçidi mountain pass. This medium-sized conical mound is 20 m high. There are ruins on the northern side of the mound which date to a "later"; unidentified period.
Destruction Details: The mound has been damaged due to illicit diggings. There are lots of pits on it. Two of them which are the biggest ones measure 7x4 m and 5x3 m. [TAYEx 1.8.2001].


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