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Havuz Mevkii |
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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425 m |
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Sirnak |
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District:
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Güçlükonak |
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Village:
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Koçtepe |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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| Location: It is located in Ilisu Dam Construction Site Survey. |
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| Research and Excavation: It was surveyed by T. Ökse et al. within the scope of the 2008 Ilisu Dam Construction Site Survey. It was surveyed within the scope of "Ilisu Dam Building Area Survey" by H. Taskiran and M. Kartal in 2008. The surface finds are denser below the Koçtepe-Koçyurdu motorway which is over this slope settlement where a spring (hagiasm) and a fountain lies west of Koçtepe Village, and 750 m northeast of Koçtepe where the fields of the village are at. Code T64/20 [Taşkıran-Kartal 2010:236-237]. The salvage excavation began in 2010 [Ökse 2011:48]. |
| Stratigraphy: Besides the Neolithic Age finds there were Chalcolithic Age, EBA, MBA and Iron Age material [Ökse et al. 2010:342]. |
| Small Finds: Architecture: During the 2011 studies, the walls approx. 80 cm in width were exposed on the north section of Havuz Mevkii. The walls were built by putting medium sized stones side by side as single or double rows. In Trench F6, a plastered oval shaped floor with bench with a dimension of 2.20x1.50 m was exposed. A space with three walls was found on the south section of Trench G6. G6 / 005 / D which was erected a single row of large stones beginning from the southwest corner of the trench and extending towards the northeast and the other walls which their thickness ranges from 40 to 70 cm might belong to different levels. G6 / 022 / T, which is adjacent to the wall on the northwest of the trench, was paved with two rows of medium sized stones and it might belong to a bench. In Trench, Phase 1 is represented by G6 / 004 / M and its surrounding walls and Phase 3 is characterized by the wall assigned as G6 / 021 / D located in the room called G6 / 020 / M. Phase 2 is represented by 5 structure in cell-like plan but larger than rectangular and cell plan. The walls and floor pavement formed with flat stones exposed in Trench H6 belong to two separate architectural phases. Located between the trenches of I and J 6, scattered small and medium sized stone remains extending slightly towards the southwest might belong to a barrier which was built for preventing the river flood [Ökse et al. 2013:28]. Pottery: During the first researches in 2008, a few potsherds probably belonging to bowls with out-rolled rim of Late Uruk Period and painted wares belonging to Halaf, Early Ubaid and Late Ubaid periods were recovered. During the second researches, the most important find assemblage consists of wares belonging to Ubaid and Halaf periods Kodu T64/20 [Taskiran-Kartal 2010:236-237]. Potsherds belonging to the several phases of Chalcolithic were found as small pieces in a mixed context. The majority of the sherds consist of handmade, grit tempered, heavy plant tempered and mica tempered coarse wares [Ökse et al. 2012:195-196]. During the 2010 excavation campaign, potsherds belonging to the several phases of Chalcolithic were found. They were found as small pieces in a mixed context. The majority of the sherds consist of handmade, grit tempered, heavy plant tempered and mica tempered coarse wares [Ökse et al. 2012:195-196]. In 2011, potsherds belonging to Late Halaf, Early and Late Ubaid and Late Chalcolithic periods were recovered from the southern trenches. Their contexts are not safe. The contexts are preserved better in the trenches of F-H 6. As well as a great number of plant tempered, roughly fired, handmade potsherds, a few painted sherds were found. Among the findings, there are also limestone vessel, flint and obsidian tools and blades, worked bone pieces, stone beads, metal earrings and clay sling [Ökse et al. 2013:28]. Chipped stone: Obsidian and flintstone material were found in Havuz Mevkii which is one of the most important settlements in the area. Obsidian finds are fewer than flintstone. End scrapers made out of both materials, sickle blades, flakes and blades found in large quantity are the most important finds in the chipped stone industry. Cores, blades with heads and core tablets are generally made out of flintstone. These chipped stone fragments probably belong to Post-Neolithic period in terms of their typology [Taskiran-Kartal 2010:236-237]. |
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