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Helvaci Höyücek |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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40 m | |||||
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Aegean | |||||
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Province:
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Izmir | |||||
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Aliaga | |||||
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Village:
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Helvaci | |||||
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Destruction :
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Illicit Digging - Highways, roads, bridges etc. - Attention | |||||
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Visited - 17/9/2000 | |||||
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| Location: It is located on the northern side of the Larisa-Eski Foça road on the west of the Aliaga-Menemen motorway; 4 km west-southwest of Helvaci Village; north-northwest of Menemen District; northwest of Izmir Province. It is locally known as Höyücek; and it was renamed as Helvaci Höyücek in order to prevent any confusion with other mounds. It is cited as Helvaci in some publications [Yakar 1985:152]; while only as Höyücek in some others [Korfmann et al. 1994:104]. The area is locally known as Üyücek. |
| Geography and Environment: It is a small hill between the vineyards and olive trees on the western part of the Asagi Gediz Plain. It is suggested that the site was near the Gediz River; even on the sea shore during the era of the settlement. Now; it is 18 km far from the sea. Traces of illicitly dug pits are observed on the surface. It has been partly damaged during the construction of the road. |
| Destruction Details: The mound has been severely damaged due to illicit diggings. These pits have revealed the architectural remains of the settlement. Its western section was cut by a road [TAYEx 17.9.2000]. |
