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Thursday, January 18, 2007

8,400-year old settlement unearthed in İzmir’s Ulucak tumulus

"Turkey: 8,400-year old settlement unearthed in İzmir’s Ulucak tumulus
Submitted by coldrum on Thursday, 18 January 2007
Archaeological Digs Country: Turkey A team of archaeologists working at the Ulucak tumulus, located in İzmir's Kemalpaşa district, have unearthed a Neolithic settlement area dating back some 8,400 years, an archaeologist announced last week. Archaeologist Fulya Dedeoğlu of Ege University told the Doğan News Agency that excavations had been under way in the area since 1995."

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