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Höyücektepe / Kaymaktepe



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Type:
Mound
Altitude:
40 m
Diameter:
m- Direction:

Region:
Aegean
Province:
Izmir
District:
Dikili
Village:
Bahçeli

Destruction :
Agriculture - Highways, roads, bridges etc.

TAYEx:
Visited - 7/9/2000

Registration State:
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Location: The mound lies southwest of the city of Balikesir; south of the district of Ayvalik; close to Altinova (to the southwest on Kökten's map); and close to the old Ayvalik-Dikili highway. Today; the highway passes beside the modern settlement.
Geography and Environment: The dimensions and the environment of the mound are not specified in the publications. To the northeast flows the Çakal Stream; and to the north a branch of Madra Stream. The region is covered with the fertile soil transported by Madra Stream and this plain is qualified for exposing the transition between the Late Neolithic Age and Early Bronze Age economies. Lambrianides has made a sounding at the skirts of another mound Ñnamely Yeni Yeldegirmeni HöyügüÑ in this region to clarify the formation of the delta. The quite coarse sherds; which with no doubt are prehistoric; found 6 m below plain level indicate the degree of erosion.
Destruction Details: The northeastern section of the mound has been cut. There are two illicit digging pits to the south and east of the triangulation stone. The settlement is surrounded by fields that continue to its skirts [TAYEx 7.9.2000].


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