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Arpalik Tepe |
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Type:
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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10 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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Ipsala |
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Village:
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Tevfikiye |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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EBA I |
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| Location: It is located 1 km northeast of the Tevfikiye village; about 22 km northeast of the Ipsala District of the Edirne Province. It is also known as Arpa Tepe by the locals. |
| Geography and Environment: The settlement which lays under the rice fields today was flattened for cultivating purposes. The cultural deposit has been spread onto a wide terrain. It has been severely damaged and as a result of this destruction its height and dimensions are uncertain. There is an irrigation channel to its east and a tractor road that runs parallel to the channel. The building of Agriculture Cooperative made of mud bricks lies to the east of the road. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: It was discovered by B.Erdogu during the 1997 Edirne survey. |
| Stratigraphy: Vast majority of the material collected belongs to the Classical Period. In addition to that; EBA material and "Maslidere" type of pottery dating from the Middle Chalcolithic Age were collected. |
| Small Finds: Pottery: EBA pottery is represented by the burnished or non-burnished black and grey ware. Forms of bowls are common. Some bowls have loop handles on the rim. Some handles are decorated. On the rims of the bowls; there are punctuated decorations made by the pointed tip of a tool. |
| Remains: |
| Interpretation and Dating: The collection of pottery dates to the first phase of EBA of Northwestern Anatolia (Troas region). Similar pottery was found at settlements like Toptepe and Selimpasa in the north of the Marmara Sea. Also; a limited number of Ezero-Sveti Krilovo material of the eastern Balkans was found. Arpalik Tepe is a significant settlement because of the evidences it presents about the extent the Northwestern EBA pottery diffuses. |
