Site Mersin-Yumuktepe

Main Information

Site ID	530
Name of the site	Mersin-Yumuktepe
Alias name	Yumuktepe
Alternative name
District	Mersin
Region	Central Anatolia
Country	Turkey
Period	Anatolia Early Neolithic 7000 - 6600 Anatolia Middle Neolithic Anatolia Late Neolithic 6600 - 6000 Anatolia Early Chalcolithic 6000 - 5500
Description	This site lies on recent marine sediments about 4 km inland from the shore (present; in the Neolithic it was situated on the shore). There was no long-lasting occupation (except traces of Roman settlements on the surface), but it was a more permanent structure like Gözlükule. Micro-environment around Yumuktepe: segments of fossil river beds eastern of the site are the former course of the Müftü Deresi (now flows on opposite side of mound). On the side of the former river, terrace buildings and roads were established down to the water level in all periods --> therefore heavily eroded; This site dates between ca. 7000 and 4500 cal. BC (PPNC to Middle Chalcolithic)
Topography	coast
Geographical Coordinate Reference System	WGS84 - World Geodetic System 1984
Latitude	36.823960000000
Longitude	34.612400000000
Elevation	None
Exact location	yes
Coordinate source	OREA
Number of activity periods	4
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Location of the Site

Bibliography

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Areas in this Site

Areas

ID 659 settlement	Anatolia Early Neolithic 7000 - 6600
ID 662 settlement	Anatolia Middle Neolithic
ID 678 settlement	Anatolia Late Neolithic 6600 - 6000
ID 679 settlement	Anatolia Early Chalcolithic 6000 - 5500