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Akmakca |
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Type:
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Flat Settlement |
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Altitude:
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760 m |
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Region:
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Aegean |
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Province:
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Kütahya |
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District:
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Gediz |
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Village:
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Dayinlar |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Ceramic |
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| Location: This site is southwest of the city of Kütahya; east of the town of Simav; 2-3 km southeast of the village of Yeni Gediz. It lies on the sloping ridge at the foot of the village of Old Dayinlar (Dainler) village; which has now been abandoned after the earthquake in 1970; and extends to 150 m left of the Yeni Gediz-Old Dayinlar road. |
| Geography and Environment: The name Akmaca; chosen as the archaeological reference for this open-air site; is the local name for the area and the Akmaca Çesmesi water source immediately to the east. The diameter of the site is 100 m [Efe 1994:573; Efe 1995b:107]. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The site was discovered by T. Efe in 1992 during the surface survey he conducted in the Kütahya province. |
| Stratigraphy: It is not reported whether the site yielded non-Neolithic finds as well. Because virgin soil can be seen from the surface; it is expected that the cultural material layer is fairly thin. |
| Small Finds: Pottery: The site yielded sand tempered; dark-burnished ware as well as red and brown slipped pottery with a few painted sherds [Efe 1994:fig.4]. The paste used in the reddish-brown and pinkish-red slipped ware is mostly brown and has grit and sand temper which gives it a porous quality. The slip thickness varies. Some sherds have painted thick red bands [Efe 1995b:fig3.3; 16-17]. Three sherds with typical Göller Bölgesi (Lakes Region) cream colored slip (typical of the pottery south of this region) were found at this site. Perhaps the most interesting of the finds is a gray burnished box-shaped vessel fragment which resembles Fikirtepe finds in its decorative and formal aspects [Efe 1994:fig.5]. This fragment has squares; triangles with hatching and a incised horizontal band decoration. Wide bowls and dishes are very rare. The most common vessel shapes are flaring; narrow-necked; full-lipped and rounded forms. The bases tend to be flat. Pierced lugs are also common. A single example of a basket-handle was found. Chipped Stone: The chipped stone finds from this site are comprised of flake and blade tools. No obsidian finds were found. Scrapers are rare. The front and side edges of a discoid scraper has sharp retouchings. A silica sheen on one of the blades suggests that it was used as a sickle blade [Efe 1995b:fig.4/11-12]. |
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| Interpretation and Dating: It is very interesting that the site; located inland in the Aegean Region; includes southern forms such as those from the Lakes Region (Göller Bölgesi Region) as well as styles from northwest Anatolia. Future surveys to be conducted in the area may affect the distribution maps of the Ceramic Neolithic Period. |
