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Ibrim Kalesi |
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City |
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Altitude:
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Region:
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Central Anatolia |
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Province:
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Konya |
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District:
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Beysehir |
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Village:
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Yesildag |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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| Location: It is located approximately 4 km east of the Yesildag Village (former name Kasakli); southeast of the Beysehir District of the Konya Province. |
| Geography and Environment: Due to its strategical location at the entrance of the valley to the southwest of the Beysehir Lake; it is believed that it might have been an ancient city. Many of the finds mainly including inscribed and relief blocks and steles of the Ibrim Fortress have been recently transferred to the neighbouring Muharremkulu. |
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| Small Finds: Consisting of two parts, citadel and outer walls, the outer walls of the Ibrim Fortress strech for 260 m long in northwest-southeast direction, and 160 m wide in southwest-northeast direction. The citadel extends for 180 m in northwest-southeast, and 85 m in southwest-northeast directions. No tower was observed. The thickness of the outer walls is 2 m while the citadel wall are 1.8 m thick. The extant outer walls to the west are 3.6 m high. Foudations of some structures are observed inside the citadel. On the eastern section of the citadel near the fortifications traces of some mortared structures were observed. Foundations of some later structures are traced 5 m southeast of the outer wall, and of some other structrues, probably from the same period with fortress, 50 m southeast of these structures. The sherds were collected mainly from the citadel while very little pottery was found on the slopes. Usually with cream, light-brown paste and slip, the vessels are tempered with fine sand and lime, well-fired, with flaring rims. The sherd of a crested vessel with a wide rim thickened out is related with the pottery of Elbistan-Karahöyük, Gordion and Porsuk, while sherd of a vessel with incised decoration is similar to the Elbistan-Karahöyük material. Furthermore, another sherd with a thin profile, flat and globular body is in parallel to the pottery of Gordion and Porsuk in terms of its form. The fortress bears Iron Age characteristics, and it is dated to the 8th century BC. |
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