Çiçekalan
Çiçekalan is a village in Birecik district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.[2]: 66–7 It is located on the east bank of the Euphrates, very close to the Syrian border.
Çiçekalan | |
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  Çiçekalan Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36.88083°N 38.05806°E[1] | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şanlıurfa |
| District | Birecik |
Archaeology
There are four archaeological mounds near the village: Değirmen Höyük, Küçük Kale Tepe, Camuz Tepe, and Tiladir Tepe.[2]: 66–7
- Değirmen Höyük has a surface area of 180x120 m and reaches a height of 20 m tall.[2]: 66 First identified by G. Algaze et al. in 1994, it is estimated to be from the Early Bronze Age.[2]: 66
- Küçük Kale Tepe is a small mound dated to the Hellenistic and Roman periods.[2]: 66
- Camuz Tepe has been dated to the early-middle Paleolithic, the Iron Age, and the Roman period.[2]: 66
- Tiladir Tepe is by far the largest, with a total surface area of 610x200 m and a height of 5 m.[2]: 66 It has been dated to the Pottery Neolithic, late Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Byzantine periods.[2]: 66–7
See also
References
- "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
- Çelik, Bahattin (2008). Arkeoloji'de Urfa (PDF). Istanbul: Fsf Printing House. ISBN 978-975-585-992-7. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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