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Site Number 63
Name KM 63
Description Gecit H.
Site Name Gecithöyük
Survey Date 1993-10-12
Survey Year 1993
Collectors (Initials) All
Map sheet no. 37SCB
Grid Location EW 228.0
Grid Location NS 402.0
Height 28.0
Length 284.0
Width 140.0
Site Size (1) 3.976
Local Landmarks Near Ekberoğlu Village, burials on top, road on west, on Aksu, commanding view of flood plain
Setting Lush agricultural area, river flood plain
Site Description Steep sided mound with flat top sloping up to the east, road cut into mound on e. , photos to 27 from top, back to Mezarlik2 , graves on top, rich EBA material eroding out river side=west, probably burials, part of lower town probably covered by fields
Survey Conditions(include time spent on site) good west side, lower slopes separate, good place to get a sequence. Top mound and top 10 has Hellenistic, L Roman with a trace of Medieval.
Collection Comments Slopes have an excellent EBA assemblage and top has more late material, there are hints at MBA and LBA assemblages, some carinated bowls look MBA as do fibs. but no clear painted LBA material.
Collection Summary Sherd count Flint count
Flint count 4
Ubaid note Ubaid related (asked Cigdem by email for clarification on this site 4-29-03)//(CE has it listed in her 12-02 diss revisions as positive attribution)
Early Bronze Age plain note fine
Early Bronze Age decorated note Cooking pot, brittle orange
Middle Bronze Age note under-cut jar rim// poss (LDS 9-98)
Late Bronze Age note ?//definitely (LDS 9-98)
Iron Age note ?// yes (LDS 9-98)
Hellenistic Late Roman note Terra sigillata or imitation, rope impress, Hel. fine ware
Medieval note applied handle
Subregion Central Valley
Neolithic False
Halaf, Ubaid, Uruk True
Chalcolithic False
Early Bronze True
Early Bronze, Middle Bronze False
Middle Bronze True
Late Bronze True
Iron Age True
Hellenistic, Roman True
Medieval True
km-63.pdf
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km-63-to-village.jpg
km-63-overview-of-aksu.jpg
km-63-sheep-in-aksu.jpg
km-63-overview-of-aksu-floodplain.jpg
km-63-cut-on-river-side.jpg
km-63-view-of-aksu-2.jpg
km-63-view-of-aksu-1.jpg
Suggested Citation

Elizabeth Carter. (2024) "KM 63 from Asia/Turkey/Kahramanmaraş Survey Area". In Kahramanmaraş Survey. Elizabeth Carter (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/2b8d3586-ceaf-4980-92c9-35865c39f78c>

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