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Karapinar Gotili |
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Cave |
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Marmara |
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Balikesir |
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Gönen |
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Village:
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Ortaoba |
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Survey |
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| It is located on the west bank of Gönen Creek; on the bottom part of the slope. It was discovered during the survey performed by Yalçikli in 2010. Situated on the edge of Yenice-Gönen motorway, the cave has two entrances, one on the lower part, the other one on the upper part. In the present day, the entrance on the lower part looks like a rock shelter. It is believed that the upper cave is accessible through a narrow passage which was filled and blocked. No archaeological data was found in this cave. The upper cave is about 40 m in length. Potsherds which could be dated to Chalcolithic and Middle Age and a few flint tools were found [Yalçikli 2012:213]. |
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