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Type:
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Rock Shelter |
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Altitude:
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880 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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Agin |
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Village:
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Yeniyapan |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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Period:
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AP OP ÜP |
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| Location: The cave site is northwest of the city of Elazig; 5 km west of the town of Agin; close to the village of Yenipayam which used to be called Hastek; in the neighborhood of Gedikler along the Arapkir Stream. |
| Geography and Environment: It is located on a slope near dam reservoir and its moth faces south. The name of the rock shelter is probably local. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The site was discovered in 1969 by I.K. Kökten during his survey of prehistoric sites in the area to be flooded by the Keban Dam Lake. That year; soon after he discovered the site; Kökten decided to open a small test trench. After three seasons; the 3x4.5 m trench by the entrance of the cave (or rock-shelter) was excavated to 350 cm beneath the surface. Another trench was opened in the northwest corner of the cave. Excavations were terminated because of the of the risk of cave-ceiling collapse. It is not clear whether virgin soil was reached. The top 200 cm of the excavations revealed layers with ceramic remains. Beneath this was the Upper Palaeolithic layer. We are not informed about the thickness of this layer and cannot ascertain whether there are Middle Palaeolithic layers beneath. |
| Stratigraphy: |
| Small Finds: Kökten reports that the Upper Palaeolithic tools unearthed 200 cm below the top were mostly points and scrapers; Aurignacien in type [Kökten 1972:fig.10]. He suggests that there are Middle Palaeolithic tools beneath this layer and believes that they have Levalloiso-Moustérien characteristics [Kökten 1971b:fig.12]. The area close to the cave yielded an Acheuléen type biface handaxe. Although we are informed that there are other tools associated with this cave; we lack further details. |
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