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Neolithic Chalcolithic |
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Type:
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Mound | |||||
Altitude:
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70 m | |||||
Diameter:
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Region:
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Mediterranean | |||||
Province:
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Osmaniye | |||||
District:
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Kadirli | |||||
Village:
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Koçyurdu | |||||
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Destruction :
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Agriculture | |||||
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TAYEx:
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Visited - 31/7/2001 | |||||
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Registration State:
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For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
Location: This site lies northeast of the city of Adana; 15 km south of the town of Kadirli; 4 km east of the Ceyhan-Kadirli highway; along the dirt road that goes to the villages of Koçyurdu (Endel) and Eskiler. |
Geography and Environment: The mound lies along a road; on the flanks of the Anti-Taurus Mountains. It is an oval-shaped mound which is 50x70 m in diameter and 7 m high. |
Destruction Details: The mound has been fairly damaged due to plowing. On the top of it is a cement pool measuring 3x3 m. The northern section has also been damaged by an irrigation channel [TAYEx 31.7.2001]. |
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