History and archaeology / Mound (höyük)
Kilise Tepe Mound (Höyük)
Mut, Mersin
A mound in the Göksu valley known for its layers stretching from the Early Bronze Age to Byzantium.
Its story
Kilise Tepe Höyük is in the Göksu valley near Kışlaköy, about 20 km southeast of Mut; it is also known as Maltepe Höyük. First introduced by James Mellaart, the mound was excavated in 1994–1998 and after 2007 under the direction of J. Nicholas Postgate in cooperation between the British Institute at Ankara and the Silifke Museum. The layers stretch from the Early Bronze Age through the Middle and Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age to the Late Roman and Byzantine periods.
Key facts
- Period
- Early Bronze Age – Byzantine
- Admission
- Free access (open land)
- Excavation
- 1994–1998, after 2007
- Getting there
- Mut–Silifke road, near Kışlaköy
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Quiet
Location
36.50244, 33.55350
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6094464 | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilise_Tepe_Höyüğü