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Çardak Alti

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Çardak Altı
Type:
Mound
Altitude:
m
Region:
Marmara
Province:
Çanakkale
District:
Merkez
Village:
Çiplak
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It is located near Çiplak Village in Çanakkale District. It was discovered during the survey conducted by Aslan-Polat in 2011. It is about 100 m in diameter. Potsherds belonging to Chalcolithic Period were collected from the surface. It is suggested that some of these potsherds could belong to Late Neolithic Period. Some basalt / stone axes were also recovered. It is suggested that the people who founded Troia could have lived here, as the settlement is located very close to Troia [Aslan-Polat 2013:10].
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