Site details
Tavşan Adası
| PK | C6119 |
| TITLE | Tavşan Adası |
| WGS84 | 37.419543° N, 27.216678° E |
| Accuracy | Exact |
| LAT/LON | 37.419543, 27.216678 |
| LON/LAT | 27.216678, 37.419543 |
| DMS | 37° 25' 10.3548" N | , | 27° 13' 0.0408" E |
| W3W | argument, celebrating, inundate |
| UTM | 35 S, 519173, 4141437 |
| EGSA87 | 784519, 4145986 |
| Elevation m | 0 |
| Elevation feet | 0 |
| Region | Anatolia |
| Subregion | Caria |
GENERAL SITE TYPE Settlement
TYPE
1. settlement. Luwian Studies [nd], 'So far, seven settlement layers have been determined.'PERIOD (High Chronology)
1. Middle Minoan IB: (1900 BC - 1850 BC)
a. Luwian Studies [nd]: , ' ... - all this supports the assumption that during the Old Palace Period (MM IB/II) Tavşan Adası was a Minoan settlement.'
2. Middle Minoan II: (1850 BC - 1750 BC)
a. Luwian Studies [nd]: , ' ... - all this supports the assumption that during the Old Palace Period (MM IB/II) Tavşan Adası was a Minoan settlement.'
3. Middle Minoan III: (1750 BC - 1675 BC)
a. Luwian Studies [nd]: , 'A 15.5×15-meter large formerly two-storey building also contained Cretan material culture from the New Palace Period (MM III and SM I).'
4. Late Bronze Age: (1570 BC - 1200 BC)
a. Luwian Studies [nd]: , 'BYZ, CH, EBA, IP, LBA, MBA'
NOTE
1. Luwian Studies, op. cit., says ' ..., finds from Tavşan Adasi imply an important commercial and transaction point at the coast of Asia Minor in Minoan times.'
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Luwian Studies [nd]: Zangger, Eberhard. , 'Tavşan Adası Number: 77', Online here.
Online here.