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Yenice Yani No: 1 |
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Mound |
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Diyarbakir |
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Bismil |
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Excavation |
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| The site is located some 50 km east of the modern city of Diyarbakir; 10 km southeast o Bismil District; on the eastern bank of the Seyhan Stream which flows from south to north towards the Tigris. There is a small spring in close proximity to the site. The site was first discovered by G. Algaze and his team during their survey in the region. The settlement; covering an area of about 1.2 hectares; was assigned to the Chalcolithic Period [Algaze et al. 1991]. In 2001; researches; coordinated by METU TAÇDAM; were started by a team under the directorship of S. Pollock. During these researches; a sequence that begins with Late to Terminal Ubaid ceramics with a lot of painted open bowls with slightly S-shaped walls were found. Another typical shape includes round-walled; small closed pots; also relatively often painted. The earliest levels contain a lot of small; intricately painted and finely made beakers or open bowls; plus a number of other relatively small vessels. Late in the sequence; these containers are almost completely replaced by coarse; very large bowls and casseroles. In another area; a small percentage of a large amount of sand and small gravel tempered; very coarsely finished and a red to black colored painted open bowls were encountered. This ware type is dated to Hacinebi A Phase; early stages of 4th millennium BC; and are similar to other contemporary settlements. In addition; the site has also yielded pottery sherds and architectural remains dating to the Iron Age [Pollock-Bernbeck 2002]. It is reported that the population living at the settlement in the Late Chalcolithic 1 to 2 period was socially and economically relatively differentiated; maybe even constituted by a group of dependent workers and a very small local elite. In the following period Late chalcolithic 3 the social and economic structure becomes rathar simple and there is no evidence of integration into a larger Uruk sphere of exchange [Bernbeck et al. 2004:120-121]. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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