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Type:
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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70 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Osmaniye |
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District:
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Kadirli |
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Village:
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Koçyurdu |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Middle |
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| The mound lies northeast of Adana; 15 km south of Kadirli district; 4 km east of the Ceyhan-Kadirli highway; on the village road to Koçyurdu (Endel) and Eskiler. Akyol runs beside the mound on the skirts of Anti-Tauruses. The ovoid; broad and shallow mound has a height of 7 m and a diameter of 50x70 m. It is discovered by M.V. Seton-Williams in 1951. The surface finds indicate settlements in Neolithic Age; Chalcolithic Age and Hittite Period. |
| Location: This site lies northeast of the city of Adana; 15 km south of the town of Kadirli; 4 km east of the Ceyhan-Kadirli highway; along the dirt road that goes to the villages of Koçyurdu (Endel) and Eskiler. |
| Geography and Environment: The mound lies along a road; on the flanks of the Anti-Taurus Mountains. It is an oval-shaped mound which is 50x70 m in diameter and 7 m high. |
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