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Nevali Çori |
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| Neolithic Chalcolithic EBA 14C |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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490 m | |||||
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia | |||||
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Province:
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Sanliurfa | |||||
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District:
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Hilvan | |||||
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Village:
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Gülusagi | |||||
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Destruction :
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Dams | |||||
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Not visited - 29/8/2001 | |||||
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Registration State:
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: This site lies north of the city of Sanliurfa; west of the town of Hilvan; approximately 750 m northwest of the village of Gülusagi; between Kantara and the Süleymanbey neighborhood. |
| Geography and Environment: The name of the site has appeared differently in a number of publications including Nevalla Çori; Nevali Çori and Novalo Çori. The site lies in two places in the area where Kantara Stream meanders west and then north; one is on the western bank of Kantara Stream; close to the dam lake and the other is on the eastern bank of this stream; at the foot of Mount Yangintepe limestone outcrop in a 90x40 m area between two dried stream beds. While looking at the old Euphrates River from the village of Kantara; the site on the east was Nevali Çori I while the site on the west was Nevali Çori II. Excavation down to virgin soil has determined that the cultural material deposition at Nevali Çori I is 2 m thick. This site was settled in many periods after the Aceramic Neolithic. This is probably due to the fact that the Kantara Valley; literally the "Valley of Illnesses"; is rich in springs. The site has been partially flooded by the dam lake; which is now receding into the Kantara Stream Valley. |
| Destruction Details: The site is flooded by dam reservoir today [TAYEx 29.8.2001]. |
