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Tilbes Höyük |
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| Chalcolithic EBA IA 14C |
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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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360 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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Birecik | |||||
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Village:
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Keskince | |||||
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Destruction :
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Dams | |||||
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Not visited - 16/8/2001 | |||||
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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: It was located 2 km north-northeast of Keskince (Tilmusa) Village on the eastern bank of the Euphrates; about 22 km northwest of the Birecik District; west of the Sanliurfa Province. Local meaning of Tilbes is the "Last Hill". |
| Geography and Environment: It was a conical mound located near the Euphrates measuring 12 m in height above the river bank and 110x100 m in dimensions. The cultural deposit was informed to be of 14.5 m thick. The slopes were like stepped terraces; and the western slope facing the Euphrates was steeper than the others. The Euphrates was flowing through a wide basin right below the mound; therefore it can be suggested that this site was a pathway for pedestrians. It was submerged by the Birecik Dam. |
| Destruction Details: The site is flooded by dam reservoir today [TAYEx 16.8.2001]. |
