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Site Number 173
Name KM 173
GPS True
Description Kalehcik
Site Name Kalaycik
Survey Date 1994-05-09
Survey Year 1994
Collectors (Initials) HT,LB,KC,GM,EC
Map sheet no. M37-c4
Grid Location EW 50.0
Grid Location NS 657.0
Height 7.0
Diameter 115.0
Site Size (2) 1.0386890711
Local Landmarks Gravel road from New Hasancik to old one at edge of wadi
Setting Wheat fields
Site Description Mound in rolling hils, barely distinguishable from surrounding. Villagers say they are excavating to get stones out of their field, moved old village because of erosion, some natural chert ; photos 27 to jagged peak in Amanus, 28 of trench being excavated in site, 29 to village with agricultural terraces in wadi N. of site diss appendix entry deleted: POSS REMOVE 173 Kalehcik. Map M37c4. EW 50. NS 657. Diameter 115. Height 7m. Mound in rolling hills. Excavation by local villagers underway. LB. 4b?
Survey Conditions(include time spent on site) Good general
Collection Comments Site should be studied in detail may be our best eg., of a local Middle Bronze Age site, bichrome painted, heavy overhanging under-cut rims, some in grey ware similar to site 164 and possibly 215, some Hellenistic (???!! lds 6-00) loop bases, much drawing needs doing, two loop handles, Nevertheless appears more or less a single period site whatever the period
Collection Summary Sherd count
Middle Bronze Age note Trefoil pitcher, painted ware (Yes, definite LDS 9-98) Need to draw and photo (Some photo'd in 98). Many varied jar shapes, some platters and handled vessels. Cups, bases, and 2 important painted examples.
Late Bronze Age note possible (Yes, definite LDS 9-98) (note - need to recheck drawings to see what this note refers to lds 6-00) Have looked and think this site no longer should be counted among LBA sites. (2-2002) Thus have removed it from LBA list.
Iron Age note possible (none seriously noted or drawn so this should be discounted LDS 6-00)
Subregion Nothern Valley
Neolithic False
Halaf, Ubaid, Uruk False
Chalcolithic False
Early Bronze False
Early Bronze, Middle Bronze False
Middle Bronze True
Late Bronze False
Iron Age False
Hellenistic, Roman False
Medieval False
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Suggested Citation

Elizabeth Carter. (2025) "KM 173 from Asia/Turkey/Kahramanmaraş Survey Area". In Kahramanmaraş Survey. Elizabeth Carter (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/7bbeb5e2-da0c-408e-a131-226a96c99c1b>

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