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Kuruçay |
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Neolithic Chalcolithic EBA 14C |
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Type:
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Mound | |||||
Altitude:
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935 m | |||||
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Region:
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Mediterranean | |||||
Province:
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Burdur | |||||
District:
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Merkez | |||||
Village:
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Kuruçay | |||||
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TAYEx:
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Visited - 9/6/2001 | |||||
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Registration State:
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
Location: This site lies west of the town of Burdur; by the fifteenth kilometer of the highway going west from Burdur towards Yesilova and Tefenni. It is 1.5 km southwest of Kuruçay Stream; which is very close to the highway. |
Geography and Environment: The mound of Kuruçay lies on an undulating plain; on the stepped hills facing Lake Burdur. It lies in an area with deep river beds on its south; west and northern sides. The mound is 8 m high and has a 90x60 m base. It is 960 m above sea level and 110 m above Lake Burdur [Özsait 1979:102; Duru 1994a:1;83]. |
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