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Domuz Tepe |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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50 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Province:
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Adana |
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District:
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Karatas |
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Village:
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Develiören |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Ceramic |
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| This site lies southeast of the city of Adana; approximately 35 km southwest of Misis; 200 km east of the Ceyhan River and 12 km from the Mediterranean shore; today. The mound; 20 m high and 100x150 m large; partially overlies a limestone outcrop. In order to avoid confusion with the site of Kadirli Domuztepe; we have called this site Domuz Tepe. A small test trench opened by H. Goldman of the Tarsus American Research Institute and the surface survey lead by M.V. Seton-Williams in 1951 both suggest that the site was settled from the Chalcolithic to the Medieval Period. The mound yielded Pre-Halaf; transitional painted pottery. The ceramics show Amuq B affinities and resemble the pottery from Mersin Yumuktepe XXV-XXIV. It is believed that there is a Late Neolithic-Early Chalcolithic settlement at the site. In ASPRO; the site has been dated to the Middle Chalcolithic Period. |
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