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Panaztepe |
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Slope Settlement |
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Altitude:
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55 m |
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Region:
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Aegean |
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Province:
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Izmir |
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District:
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Menemen |
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Village:
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Kesik |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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| Location: It lies on the northeastern slope of a high hill extending to the west of the Kesik Village; northwest of the Seyrek Sub-District; 13 km west of Menemen; northwest of Izmir Province. |
| Geography and Environment: It is located on the eastern part of a group of high hills on a flat plain filled with the alluvium of the Gediz River; far from the Aegean Sea. It is claimed that Panaztepe used to be a peninsula; even an island; during the third and second millennia BC. It is certain that the Aegean Sea used to approach to the inland Anatolia through big bays. As these bays were filled with alluvium in time; port cities like Panaztepe lost their attraction for trade. When the sea trade was terminated; those cities lost their significance and disappeared. |
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