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were only partly surveyed. Dussaud reported archaeological artifacts he saw atthe Nusayri (Alawite) cemetery in the 1920s (1927: 446-447). Among the artifactshe noticed were column drums, ancient walls and tombs covered with three largeroof tiles of 56 cm length and smaller concave roof tiles. Although we were able tolocate this former cemetery at 246400.4051500, we found the site destroyed andbuilt over by a modern market area.Site No. 59; Kızlarkalesı (Jonas’ Pillars, Bab Yunus, Sakaltutan)Dating: RomToday a road and the railway cut through the rock of the Cilician Gates (KilikaiPylai). Hellenkemper and Hild (1986: 108-110) describe the building remains indetail.Site No. 60.UTM East 240950 UTM North 4048370; Dating: Hell – Hell-ByzA concentration of pottery and roof tiles in a ploughed fi eld with few diagnosticsherds. The extent of the site is ca. 50 m in diameter. There is a large stone thatwas part of a wine press. The stone seems now to be out of its original contextand may have served as a boundary marker. Field stones with a size of 30-50 cmare scattered in the fi eld.Site No. 61; Site Name: Issos HotelUTM East 235050 UTM North 4047310; Dating: ByzThe site was discovered during the construction of the ‘Issos Hotel’ at thebeach. Witnesses say that they saw a mosaic exposed. The site is now completelydestroyed by the hotel construction. The pottery and roof tiles visible on the beachare concentrated over a strip of 50 m.Site No. 62.UTM East 235430 UTM North 4047440; Dating: Hell? – Rom-ByzBeach area partly built over by the modern hotel. Visibility was good on thebeach, otherwise the site is completely built over by modern constructions. Today176