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Belbaşı
36.5775° N, 29.9706° E
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Belbaşı is a cave and a late Paleolithic/Mesolithic site in southern Turkey, located southwest of Antalya.
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Jericho settlement reference
c. 7800 BCE
End of Anatolian influence (broad reference)
c. 5000 BCE
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Rock SheltersModified Caves
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