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Çukurköprü |
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Type:
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Mound |
Altitude:
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80 m |
Region:
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Mediterranean |
Province:
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Osmaniye |
District:
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Kadirli |
Village:
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Çukurköprü |
Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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The broad; 3-4 m high mound lies nearby Anavarza junction; south of Kozan-Kadirli motorway and Çukurköprü Village; west of Kadirli Dİstrict; northeast of Adana Province. It was slightly damaged by the village road. Ceramics; recovered during the 1951 Survey conducted by M.V. Seton-Williams; are of Coba ware. Except for the EBA; the mound was occupied from the LNA until the Roman Period. |
Location: lies nearby Anavarza junction; south of Kozan-Kadirli motorway and Çukurköprü Village; west of Kadirli District; northeast of Adana Province. |
Geography and Environment: Approximately 30-40 m of this low lying; 3-4 m high mound has been destroyed by highway construction. There are no water sources or modern towns near the site. There must have been a nearby water source when the mound was inhabited. |
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