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Mezraa Teleilat |
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| Neolithic IA 14C |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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500 m | |||||
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia | |||||
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Province:
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Sanliurfa | |||||
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District:
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Birecik | |||||
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Village:
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Mezraa | |||||
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Destruction :
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Agriculture - Attention | |||||
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Visited - 14/8/2001 | |||||
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Registration State:
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: The site lies northwest of the city of Sanliurfa; 5 km south of the town of Birecik; immediately to the west and partially beneath the modern village of Mezraa. |
| Geography and Environment: The site lies very close to the large meander of the Euphrates; on the first flood terrace east of the Euphrates River. There is an old canal west of the site. The site is an oval mound; 450 m in north south direction and 160 m in east west direction. It is approximately 4 m high. It has been reported that the total area of the site is 7 hectares. A 160x160 m area in the northern part of the mound was destroyed by a bulldozer when an orchard was planted. The orchard construction created a long 1.5 m high cross-sectional profile of the mound. Parts of the mound are cultivated. |
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