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Kubad-abad |
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Flat Settlement |
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Altitude:
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1100 m |
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Region:
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Mediterranean |
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Konya |
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District:
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Beysehir |
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Village:
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Gölyaka |
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Excavation |
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| It lies where rose a Seljukian palace; on the west-southwestern bank of the Lake Beysehir; northeast of Konya Province. First excavations at Kubad Abad were launched by K. Otto-Durn in between 1965 and 1966. Than from 1980 to 2017 R. Arik excavated at the site. Since 2018, M. Çeken has been leading the excavations at Kubad Abad. During the 2010 excavation campaign performed in the palace area and lead by R. Arik, some parts of the underfloor, which was covered with potsherds belonging to Late Chalcolithic hearth on the floor, were exposed in Trench CC-DD / 28-29. Potsherds belonging to jugs with one or two handles and mugs have been recovered around the hearth. Two walls extending in the east-west and north-south direction, of a structure with stone foundations were identified in the architectural layer under the architectural layer belonging to Late Chalcolithic. Potsherds with schematic bull reliefs and handles decorated with bucranium were found scattered around the hearth in the structure [Arik 2012:209]. During the 2012 excavations carried out in the 2nd Courtyard of the Small Fortress, the Late Chalcolithic architectural remains exposed in 1994 were examined. A jar burial was found beneath the floor that is surrounded by Late Chalcolithic walls. The jar yielded skeleton of an infant in hocker position. Below this building level, another building level belonging to the Late Chalcolithic was encountered. A floor and a wall were determined. Rectangular rooms and hearths dated to the Middle Chalcolithic were found under the Late Chalcolithic level. Common wares and ground stones were recovered from the floors of the rooms [Arik 2014:392-393]. |
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