Ada Tepe (Birytis)
The settlement is situated on an isolated hill 2.5 km northwest of the village of Akköy. Frank Calvert conducted excavations there but did not publish his findings. The settlement, being about 1.6 km long, covers an area of 13 ha in total. Surface finds date to the Classical and Hellenistic period as well as to the Late Bronze Age.
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Province: Çanakkale
District: Akköy
Latitude: 39.8404330
Longitude: 26.3672330
Chronological Periods: LBA, C, HL
Site Categories
- Excavation
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Site: https://www.geonames.org/324625
Province: https://www.geonames.org/749780
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References
- Cook, John Manuel. 1973. The Troad – An Archaeological and Topographical Study. Oxford: Clarendon Press.. (1973)
- Pernicka, Ernst, C. Brian Rose, and Pascale Jablonka. 2012. Die Troas in der Mittel- und Spätbronzezeit. In Troia 1987–2012: Grabungen und Forschungen I. Forschungsgeschichte, Methoden und Landschaft, 864–907. Studia Troica Monographien 5. Bonn.. (1987)
- Volker Höhfeld (Hrsg.): Stadt und Landschaft Homers. Ein historisch-geografischer Führer für Troia und Umgebung. Zabern, Mainz 2009. (2009)