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Köyiçi Tepesi |
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Mound |
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885 m |
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Black Sea |
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Samsun |
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Ladik |
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Village:
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Mazlumoglu |
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Survey |
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| It is located approximately 1.2 km southwest of the Mazlumoglu Village, 10 km east of the Ladik District in Samsun. It lies to the north-northeast of the Ladik Lake, southwest of the Mazlumoglu-Ladik motorway, and east-southeast of the Kiranbogaz Village. It measures 250x70 m in dimensions, with a height of 5 m. The southern section defines shore of the Ladik Lake. Actually the Köyiçi Hill which extends into the lake like a peninsula can be accessed over a pass which becomes all swampy during summer, but during fall, winter and spring times, the water level is high, which allows access only by boat, etc. It was discovered during the surveys conducted in the Samsun Province in 1973 by U.B. Alkim. It was also surveyed in 2002, 2003 and 2004 independently by M. Özsait and S. Dönmez. During the surveys, finds dating to the EBA, 2nd Millennium BC, Phrygian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods and Middle Age were found. Majority of the sherds were dated to the Iron Age by S. Dönmez. They were analyzed under three categories; undecorated, relief and paint decorated. The undecorated vessels consist of bowls, jugs and crates. Similar vessels were found at the Iron Age levels of the Masat Mound. All paint decorated samples consist of body fragments. The sections of these fragments indicate that they belong to jugs or jars. The decoration on them were usually made with light, dark and red tones of brown on light brown, buff or beige backgrounds, or with beige on dark brown background. All of the decorations include geometrical patterns. The most frequent one is the pattern of horizontal bands running in parallel. This kind of decoration is also common in the Iron Age settlement of Akalan, which lies 40 km north of the Köyiçi Hill. Among other decorations, the ones with irregular dots within the parallel horizontal bands and frames where the inside was painted in light colors are noteworthy. Similar motifs are observed on the Iron Age material at Eskiyapar, Ikiztepe and Akalan. In addition to these motifs, crosshatchs, zigzags and triangles are common. The most interesting finds other than sherds are fragments of terracotta pavings and roof tiles. None of them are intact. The matt-paint decorated motifs on plates were made with various tones of brown on beige and cream backgrounds as well as using relief technique. The motifs are divided into three groups; geometric, figurative and plant patterns. The geometric motifs consist of horizontal bands. Lotus flower was used as a plant motif. A fragment delivered to the Museum Directorate of Samsun bears a lion figure turning its head backwards. Fragments of roof tiles are undecorated. Similar examples were found at Akalan, Pazarli and Bogazköy. The Iron Age sherds were dated from the second half of the 7th century to the 4th century BC, and the architectural paving slabs were dated to the 6th century BC by S. Dönmez. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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