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Hocaçesme |
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Neolithic Chalcolithic 14C |
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Type:
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Mound | |||||
Altitude:
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60 m | |||||
Diameter:
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Region:
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Marmara | |||||
Province:
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Edirne | |||||
District:
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Enez | |||||
Village:
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Yenice | |||||
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Destruction :
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Agriculture - Highways, roads, bridges etc. | |||||
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TAYEx:
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Visited - 16/6/2000 | |||||
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Registration State:
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For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
Location: The site lies south-southwest of Edirne; 4 km southeast of Enez District; north of the fountain (known as Hocaçesme or Çobançesme); at the north side of the road after 2 km from Yenice Village. |
Geography and Environment: It is a small mound; measuring 70x80 m in diameter. It is located at the edge of an approximately 300 m long natural ridge (for detailed information see. Harmankaya et al. 1997:Hocaçesme). The mound is located at the starting of Maritsa delta; extending from Enez to Middle Thrace and Bulgaria. |
Destruction Details: The architectural remains recovered during the excavations were not taken under preservation. The area except for the trenches is being used as a field [TAYEx 16.6.2000]. |
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