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Kurupinar |
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Type:
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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850 m |
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Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Elazig |
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District:
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Keban |
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Village:
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Fatmali |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Early Middle |
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| Location: The site lies approximately 30 km northwest of the centrum of Elazig; 5.7 km south of Asvan; and 2.5 km northeast of the village of Engüzek. It is partially inundated today by Keban Dam. It was possible to get to the mound from Elazig-Çemisgezek road previous to the inundation. |
| Geography and Environment: The mound used to lie on the west bank of the valley of the small stream that first joined with Kuruçay Stream and then with Euphrates. It is 3 m high and 125 m in diameter. There is a poor fresh water spring at the northern skirt of the mound. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: It is discovered in 1971 by the Asvan Excavation Team conducted by D. French. Although French reports that Whallon and Kantman have discovered the mound and labeled the site as N 52 / 3 [French 1973:93]; this code is assigned by these scholars to the site known as Fatmali Kalecik/Adsiztepe located 1200 m north of Kurupinar Höyügü. (see Fatmali Kalecik for the results of the one small trench dug by Whallon on this site.) |
| Stratigraphy: French does not report anything about the stratigraphy of the mound since it is not excavated. |
| Small Finds: Pottery: The assemblage collected from the surface can be grouped in two main wares: plain and painted. The plain ware has two subgroups of burnished and non-burnished kinds. Both are hand-made and the surface colors are brown; gray; and black. The highly burnished kind is named as dark faced burnished ware and similar sherds are recovered at Çayboyu settlement. The non-burnished are very few and dominant colors are gray and buff [French 1973:fig.1/1-7]. This subgroup has parallels in Çayboyu; as well. There are also two subgroups of the painted ware. One is red or brown paint decorated on buff surface and is claimed to be interrelated with Northern Iraq cultures [French 1973:fig.1/8-9]. The second subgroup is matt black-brown paint decorated on buff surface [French 1973:fig.1/10-11]. Chipped Stone: Only a few pieces of the assemblage are obsidian blades and the rest is debitage. |
| Remains: |
| Interpretation and Dating: The site dates back to the 6th and 5th Millennium BC depending on surface finds. Pottery distribution on the surface hints a small settlement with one or two phases. The finds have parallels in the nearby settlements of Çayboyu and Fatmali-Kalecik. It is dated to Late Chalcolithic Age; to 9th phase in ASPRO. |
