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Palanli Pirun Siginagi



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maps Palanli Pirun Siginagi

Type:
Rock Shelter
Altitude:
m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Southeastern Anatolia
Province:
Adiyaman
District:
Merkez
Village:
Palanli


TAYEx:
Visited - 26/9/2001

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Location: This rock-shelter site is reported to be between the village of Pirun and the village of Palanli; which is approximately 8-9 km north-northeast of the city of Adiyaman; close to the Palanli Valley through which the Degirmentepe Stream flows. Although it is noted that the site is along the Adiyaman-Malatya highway; an exact location or landmark is not provided. We have included this site separately rather than together with the "Palanli Keçiler Cave" site; researched by Bostanci and Anati; because the descriptions indicate that this is a different cave/rock-shelter (see Keçiler Magarasi). It is a great loss to Turkish archaeology that this site cannot be located because it houses the earliest cave paintings found in Turkey.
Geography and Environment: The area is mountainous and rich in water sources. Although it has been reported that the cave/rock-shelter has three chambers; two with engravings; the publications do not provide exact dimensions or other characteristics.
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