New earlier Paleolithic sites near Bursa in Northwest Anatolia (Turkey) - A preliminary report [Neue fundplätze des älteren Paläolithikums bei Bursa in Nordwestanatolien (Türkei) - Ein vorbericht]

Two new Paleolithic sites located in the southern Marmara region of Northwest Anatolia - the Şahinkaya cave and an open air site at the Uludaǧ university campus, Bursa - are discussed, contributing substantially to the as yet meagre number of archaeologically attested Pleistocene activities in Turkey. The lithic assemblages from the Şahinkaya cave as well as from the Uludaǧ university campus prove (at least) Middle Paleolithic activities. Further research in cooperation with the Bursa Archaeological Museum is planned to prevent further destruction of these sites by looting, especially of the Şahinkaya cave