The Test Excavation at Höyücek, in The Vicinity of Larisa

Abstract

Höyücek, which is near the village of Helvacı , in the district (Kaza) of Menemen, of the Vilayet of Izmir, and in proximity to the ancient city of Larisa, is a small höyük among the vineyards and olive groves and is known by the name of Höyûcek Tepe by the peasants. Höyûcek, which is in the western part of the lower Gediz (Hermos ) plain, is near where the plain meets the mountains covering the Foça (Phocae ) peninsula and close to the point of junction of the Menemen-Foça and Menemen-Bergama highways