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Pazarli |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1075 m |
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Region:
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Central Anatolia |
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Province:
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Çorum |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Çikhasan |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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| Location: It lies at Karapinar Mevkii; between the villages of Mustafa Çelebi and Çikhasan; 1 km northeast of Çikhasan Village; south of Çorum. The site had been named as Pazarli by the excavator probably because of the former name of the village. It is locally known as Kale. |
| Geography and Environment: The settlement is surrounded by small hills pierced by streams. The natural defenses provided by the rocky block of limestone; probably; played a significant role while choosing this site for occupation. The Karapinar Özü; passing by this block; flows through a narrow strait in waterfalls and joins the Alaca River on the north. The small streams reaching this stream carved small caves by eroding the limestone rocks. At present; it is a densely wooden area. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The site is excavated in 1937-38 by H.Z. Kosay on behalf of Türk Tarih Kurumu (Turkish History Foundation) in order to find the origin of several Phrygian painted baked clay plaques found by Pazarli villagers in the cultural deposit of the elevation called Kale. The peak of the hill is excavated in such a way that whole of the Phrygian settlement is recovered. It is reported that these remains have become visible due to erosion. |
| Stratigraphy: The site has been a small settlement since Chalcolithic Ages and has become a small castle in Phrygian Period. The cultural horizons of the mound are Chalcolithic Age; EBA (probably EBA II); MBA-LBA and IA (Phrygian and Hellenistic) [Kosay 1941a:2-3]. The Chalcolithic Age remains are recovered 150-200 cm below surface; at the defile; in a cave and below the rocks. No architectural remains from this period are excavated. Probably; the scholar has prefered not to dig below the Phrygian level. A gray soil fill seperates the Chalcolithic Age level from the other occupational levels. |
| Small Finds: Pottery: The sherds are in hand-made; organic tempered ware. The surface colors are red on the exterior and black on the interior or black-gray on the exterior and buff on the interior. Coarse sieve sherds; trays and fruit stands are reported [Kosay 1941a:2]. Handles are in the shape of small knobs. Clay: The only reported clay find is a plaque with crescent shaped holes on three sides. |
| Remains: |
| Interpretation and Dating: The Chalcolithic Age deposit of Pazarli has probably been destructed by the levels above. It is also concluded that soil has been taken away from the castle due to the ceramic finds of this period in the nearby tumulus excavation. The site is considered to be contemporary with Chalcolithic Age levels of Alacahöyük and Alisar. |
