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Mound | |||||
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Izmir | |||||
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Urla | |||||
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Village:
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Merkez | |||||
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Visited - 15/9/2000 | |||||
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: It lies south of the Karantina Island; east of the modern harbor in the Iskele Quarter located north of the Urla District; west-southwest of the Izmir Province. It can be reached through the exit to the port of Urla from the Izmir-Urla highway which intersects the mound in the east-west direction by over passing it [Erkanal 1996:pic.6]. |
| Geography and Environment: The coastal plain on the north of Urla was; probably; formed by a long bay filled up later on. Firstly; the bay lost its contact with the sea due to a sand dune and then became an alluvial arose by the Zongurlu and Kocadere Streams. During this transformation; a group of natural rocks extending to the sea merged with the bedrock and ended up in a peninsula where Liman Tepe is located now. Due to the rocky block on the north; the peninsula is partly not open to the north winds. As the longitudinal ends of the rocky outcrop extending to the Gulf of Izmir serve like a natural port; and particularly the gulf has suitable conditions for sea trade; the site was occupied from the Late Neolithic Age. Fertile coastal plain on the south; probably; met all the food requirements of the inhabitants [Erkanal-Günel 1996:306]. As the ancient city of Clazomenai using the hill as acropolis which house the remains of the prehistoric settlements; was located on the southern part; it is clear that the site had been inhabited until the Roman Period. When it is noted that most of the ancient names derives from their prehistoric names; name of this site during the third millennium BC can be proposed as something similar to its ancient name. Liman Tepe has been partly destroyed by the summer houses on the coast and the neighboring territory. Excavation leader officially applied for moving the highway over passing the mound. |
| Destruction Details: (Photo Contribution: Tan Erdem 1.2.2006) |
