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Incirlitepe |
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Flat Settlement |
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Altitude:
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880 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Isparta |
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District:
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Gönen |
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Village:
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Gümüsgün |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Early |
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| The 30x100 m site lies northwest of Isparta; southeast of Keçiborlu; northeast of Gölbasi village. It is located on a 7 m high terrace; and locally called Incirlikaya. E. Bostanci; who discovered the site; claims that a probable LNA settlement is existent [Harmankaya 1997:Incirlitepe]. According to the surface collection of M. Özsait; Early Chalcolithic Age sherds; resembling Hacilar finds; were found. The site is also mentioned as Incirli 1 in archaeological publications. |
| Location: This site lies northwest of the city of Isparta; and southeast of the town of Keçiborlu. It is west of the Isparta-Burdur highway. |
| Geography and Environment: A 30x100 m area on the southern terrace of the Incirlikaya Rock outcrop; which faces the plain at the northern tip of Burdur Lake; yielded ceramics and other finds. The site has been called Incirlitepe after the local name for the place. Özsait has referred to the site as Incirli I; to avoid confusion with the nearby site of Incirli. Although the site faced much natural destruction and erosion in 1983; a thin layer of cultural material deposit still remains. The spring immediately beneath the rock-outcrop on which the site lies; must have served as a water source for the early settlers at this site. |
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