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Mound | |||||
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Altitude:
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485 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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Mezraa | |||||
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Destruction :
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Agriculture - Contemporary Settlements | |||||
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Visited - 14/8/2001 | |||||
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| Location: The mound lies west-southwest of Sanliurfa; about 4 km south of Birecik; 1.5 km north of Mezraa village. The settlement is situated on the left bank of the Euphrates; about 25 km upstream from Karkamis and within the Karkamis Dam area. The site was first described by Algaze as Zeytinli Bahçe Yani I in the previous publications [Algaze et al.1994:45-46;har.5(45 site no)]. |
| Geography and Environment: The site is located on the east end of Euphrates flood plain; at a point close to the limestone bluffs which border the plain. It is a small and shallow mound covering an area of 0.5 ha; maximum 4 m high from the plain. Today; the site is covered with pistachio trees. There are contemporary houses on the southern foot and the slopes of the mound are being cultivated. |
| Destruction Details: There are pistachio trees on top; houses on south skirt; fields on west slope and some buildings on other slopes of the mound [TAYEx 14.8.2001]. |
