Tepebağ Mound — Adana
Neolithic to Ottoman (6000 BCE–1500 CE) continuous Adana·Kizzuwatna / Cilician·🇹🇷 Adana Province, Turkey
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About Tepebağ Mound — Adana
Tepebağ Mound — Adana in Adana Province, Turkey is a Neolithic to Ottoman (6000 BCE–1500 CE) continuous Adana tell attributed to Kizzuwatna / Cilician. Central Adana tell 15 m high under Tepebağ historic neighbourhood at Seyhan river bend. Tepebağ type mound for Cilician plain Neolithic to Islamic, Adana origin.
Why it mattersKey Negev–Anatolian highland site
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Desert agriculture technology
- 02Roman frontier model
Theories
- 01Incense trade water management
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 6000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Ottoman (6000 BCE–1500 CE) continuous Adana
- Culture
- Kizzuwatna / Cilician
- Purpose
- Central Adana tell 15 m high under Tepebağ historic neighbourhood at Seyhan river bend
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 6000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0000° N · 35.3300° E · 20 m · 3 mapped features
Tepebağ Mound — Adana — High Tell Summit
summitSummit with buildings
37.0001° N · 35.3301° ETepebağ Mound — Adana — Lower Slopes
slopeLower settlement slopes
36.9998° N · 35.3302° ETepebağ Mound — Adana — Fortification Glacis
glacisGlacis
37.0004° N · 35.3298° E