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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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Marmara | |||||
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Tekirdag | |||||
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Marmara Ereglisi | |||||
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Destruction :
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Visited - 27/5/2000 | |||||
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| Location: The site lies east of Tekirdag; approximately 4 km west of Marmara Ereglisi; approximately 300 m south of the Tekirdag-Istanbul highway. Today; it is in the limits of a holiday site called "Kaptan 2". There is not much to see because of extreme damage. The mound is reached via the road from Istanbul to Tekirdag; but permission is required to enter the holiday site. |
| Geography and Environment: A very large part of the mound was destroyed during the construction of a casino of Kaptan 2 in 1989. The deposit of the mound was 10-12 m thick before the destruction. The terrace; extending towards north; was destroyed by buildings. The first settlers inhabited a 70 m wide rocky cape. The small indentations at two sides of the cape most probably functioned as a suitable small bay; providing shelter for the fisherman boats. |
| Destruction Details: The casino of Kaptan 2 was built over the mound. The deposit of the mound around the casino was leveled; the left over soil was heaped in front of the casino. Pottery sherds can be seen in this heap. The fill remaining on the bedrock is 30-40 m in height [TAYEx 27.5.2000]. |
