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Tilkiburnu |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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48 m |
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Region:
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Marmara |
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Province:
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Kirklareli |
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District:
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Babaeski |
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Village:
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Nacak |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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Period:
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Late |
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| Location: The site lies approximately 18 km south of Kirklareli; 1.5 km north of Yeniköy Village; 600-750 m east of Yanciklar or Nacaklar Village. One can get to the mound via Babaeski-Kirklareli highway taking Yeniköy road after 12 km from Babaeski. The settlement is 4.9 km from Yeniköy turning. The road between Yeniköy and Karabayir passes through northern section of the mound. |
| Geography and Environment: The site was severely damaged by taking out sand; for producing cement; from the layers below the cultural deposit. Therefore; a large pit with very long sections was formed at the center. The mound; located on the east bank of Seytanderesi; measures 180x130 m due to the distribution of ceramics. The thickness of the cultural deposit is not more than 1 m at the section [Özdogan 1982b:3-4]. Two little creeks from the slopes of Eski Baglik and Kocayer join and empty into Seytanderesi. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: Soundings were opened by M. Özdogan for leveling the long section of the mound in 1981. Sherds inside the big pits at the sections were collected. |
| Stratigraphy: Traces of floors and pits are observed in the 1 m thick cultural deposit. Three levels were revealed; the first dating to the Late Chalcolithic Age Ğ Early Bronze Age Transition Period; the second dating to the EBA; and the third dating to the Iron Age. |
| Small Finds: Architecture: At least four bell-shaped pits; wider at the base and narrower at the top; were revealed at the sections. Sherds of restorable vessels were found within them. Some of these pits are clay-plastered to function as storages. The structures are thought ot be built in wattle-and-daub technique; because there are no mud-brick wall traces at the section. Pottery: Sherds; which may be dated to the Chalcolithic Age in the Balkan chronology; were recovered from the surface and also from the pit sections. According to the analysis; sherds of dark burnished; dark non-burnished; red-faced unburnished wares; and various other wares are reported [Özdogan 1982b:6 Ğ 7]. The dark-faced burnished ware is reported to be interrelated with Kumtepe I Ğ Troia I Period. |
| Remains: |
| Interpretation and Dating: Sherds; recovered from a pit; named as Tilkiburnu Pit or Pit A by Özdogan; provided information about the relations between Anatolia and the Balkans for the period between the end of the 4th Millennium BC Ğ the beginning of the 3rd Millennium BC; "The Dark Ages" of Balkans. According to Özdogan; Tilkiburnu vessels date to the late phases of Karanovo VI-Gumelnitza Culture. It is thought that the sherds; which can easily be dated both in Anatolia and in Balkans; will bring solutions to the chronology problems of the two regions. |
