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Kaymakçı (archaeological site)
38.6234° N, 27.9313° E
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Kaymakçı is a Bronze Age archaeological site overlooking Marmara Lake in Manisa Province, Turkey. Given its size and location, the settlement is considered a leading candidate for the capital city of the Seha River Land.
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Iron Age
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Occupation begins
c. 1700 BCE
Major occupation ends
c. 1200 BCE
Discovery
2001 CE
Excavations
2014–2017 CE
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