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Kilise Tepe / Maltepe |
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Type:
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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300 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Mersin |
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District:
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Mut |
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Village:
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Kislaköy |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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Period:
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Early |
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| The mound is located west of Mersin; 19 km south-southeast of Mut; and 1 km north of Kislaköy. The 75x100 m conical mound with a height of 8 m (for details see Harmankaya et al. 1997:Maltepe-Mut) is discovered in 1951 by J. Mellaart. Among the surface finds Chalcolithic Age sherds exist according to J. Mellaart [Mellaart 1954:187]. Whereas D.H. French does not include the site in Chalcolithic Age settlements [French 1965d:180]; therefore it is one of the debatable sites of Chalcolithic Age. Finds belonging to these period were not mentioned in reports of the excavations carried out during 1994-1998 by J. N. Postgate. |
| Location: It lies 1 km south of the Kisla Village; about 36 km northwest of Silifke District; some 20.5 km southeast of Mut District; southwest of the Mersin Province. To the north runs the Silifke-Mut motorway. It is easy to access. |
| Geography and Environment: The mound which will be submerged together with Çingene Tepe nearby under the reservoir waters of the Kayraktepe Dam built 10 km away from Silifke on the Göksu River is also known as Maltepe (Mut). There is another settlement called Maltepe located south of Çingene Tepe on the opposite western bank of the river. It is locally known as Kilise Tepe and it was illustrated under this name in a 1:25.000 maps. It stands on a conglomeratic elevation with steep slopes and flat uphill overlooking the valley formed by the Göksu River. On the northern foot of this rocky block; there is a fresh water spring. Settlement is suggested to house a cultural deposit of ca. 20 m thick. A stream called Kurtsuyu passing by the western side joins the Göksu River down in the valley. |
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