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Kömürcü / Kaletepe |
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| Palaeolithic/Epipalaeolithic Neolithic 14C |
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Workshop | |||||
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1560 m | |||||
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Central Anatolia | |||||
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Nigde | |||||
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Çiftlik | |||||
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Village:
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Kömürcü | |||||
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Not visited - 6/8/2002 | |||||
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Registered For detailed registration information please refer to Turkish pages. | |||||
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| Location: This site lies in the Nigde province; north of the village of Kömürcü; on a rocky hill behind the village known as Kaletepe. Kaletepe is located in the Central Anatolian volcanic region which is active since the Miocene Period. The volcanic activity which continued in the Quaternary Period; created the layered volcanoes of Erciyes; and Hasan Mountains; as well as the big rhyolite complexes of Acigöl; and Göllü Dag. The Kaletepe Paleolithic is located on the southeastern bank of Kömürcü; a seasonal stream [Balkan-Atli et al. 2007:126]. |
| Geography and Environment: The obsidian tools found at the village of Kömürcü; nearby the obsidian sources; are remains of material which have been transported from the nearby obsidian workshops by natural agents. One of these nearby workshops is the in situ Kaletepe Atelier. The site; which covers a 150x150 m area; functioned as large obsidian working center. The region; now used as a agricultural area; is bounded by two streams on its northeast and another on its southwest [Cauvin-Balkan-Atli 1996:252-253]. The excavation area P is between the two streams; M is above the second stream on the north and the Palaeolithic excavation area is on the third stream flowing in the middle of the atelier. |
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