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Kumocagi / Avariz |
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Type:
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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-22 m |
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Region:
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Marmara |
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Province:
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Edirne |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Avariz |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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| Location: The site lies approximately 8 km north of Edirne and 2 km south of Avariz (Havaris) Village. |
| Geography and Environment: The site lying on the west bank of Tunca River is dug for taking away sand and gravel and is again damaged by excavators for the same purpose on the east. The road of the mine passes from the south and southeast of the mound. The size of the site is not cited. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The settlement is first presented by M. Özdogan as Avariz [Özdogan 1993:66]. In 1994; the surface of the site is surveyed by B. Erdogu. |
| Stratigraphy: It is comprehended to be a single-phase settlement from the section caused in the process of taking away sand and gravel. |
| Small Finds: Pottery: Fine sand and grit-tempered; thin pasted sherds are collected especially by Erdogu. They are highly burnished on the exterior; smoothed on the interior and bear matt dark surface colors. The dominant colors are black on the exterior and red on the interior surfaces. Some sherds; decorated with matt white paint; help explaining the relations between Anatolia and the Aegean. |
| Remains: |
| Interpretation and Dating: The matt white paint decorated ware has a similar among the assemblage from Toptepe. On the other hand; parallels recovered in Anatolia; in Ikiztepe II; Alaca Höyük; Büyük Güllücek; date back to the end of the 4th Millennium BC. There are similar examples also in Arapi Magula; Thessely. It is claimed that this ware is contemporary with Karanovo IV in Balkans [Erdogu 1995]. Sherds in the same ware are collected from Tepeyani settlement in Edirne; as well. However it is impossible to comment on architecture and the settlement patterns of this culture since no excavation has been conducted. |
