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Zeviya Tivilki |
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Upland Settlement |
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Altitude:
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Mardin |
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District:
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Dargeçit |
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Village:
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Ilisu |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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| Location: This site is within the boundaries of Temelli Village of Dargeçit Suburb, Mardin. |
| Geography and Environment: |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: As a result of the research taken place at the site in 2010, it has been suggested that the middle and the southern part of EBA II settlement had architecturally different functions. A group of structures in the middle part of the tell consisting of 17 rooms was excavated in 2007 and 2008. This structure was a residence for the most powerful individuals of the settlement. More to the south, the formation situation adjacent to the outer ring of the city probably had a different function [Duru-Umurtak 2012:117]. |
| Stratigraphy: |
| Small Finds: Entire structure of a single layer building complex is unearthed in this excavation. The rock rubble that belongs to stonewall which is 1 m thick and sitting entirely on the main rock is now covered the whole area. The building covers approximately 2.565 square meters and contains a corridor which separates its Southern wing that is made of 4 rooms from the rest of the building. The Northern part of the building consists of 9 rooms ordered around a small room. The third part which could be a storage area which is divided into thin-long areas. There is a small outbuilding in the Southwest of the building which is 159 square meters and consists of two rooms. There is a water channel with walls of stone and a round oven in the South of the channel. The fact that the jambs made of sandstone are usually excavated in the reverse position, and jambs made of limestone are usually excavated in situ, leads to the belief that either the jambs made of sandstone were used in a different way within the architecture or they were added to the architecture for a second use. Since there are no door marks in the parts where the stones are standing reverse, they may have been used for support purposes in various parts of the architecture [Ökse et al. 2011:259]. Pottery: The pottery pieces collected in 2009 excavation are usually belong to the coarse wares for the daily use during Early Iron Age and New Assyrian Periods [Ökse et al. 2011:260]. Human Remains: 21 graves which are mostly in pots are unearthed in the Eastern margin of the building found in 2009 limited by a thick stockpiled stone wall. The graves are placed in the outer side of the outer walls of the building, on the main rock while some are surrounded by stones. 69 knifes made of iron, daggers, bracelets, fibulas, beads, cutters, arrowheads, spearheads, and 5 miniature vessels that were left in the graves are aged as 8th Century BC comparing to the similar material. Traces of fire are found on the bones found in the graves. Cremation-burial tradition is rarely seen in New Assyrian Culture, but it is known to be applied in Urartian and some Early Iron Age graves [Ökse et al. 2011:259-260]. |
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| Interpretation and Dating: The simultaneous usage of pottery found in 2009 excavations that belongs to Early Iron Age and to New Assyrian Periods, show that Early Iron Age Culture continued in the New Assyrian Period in this region [Ökse et al. 2011:260]. According to the data derived from the Giricano excavation in Upper Tigris Basin, the Early IA pottery was dispersed to the South in 1050 BC. Considering the material found in Zeviya Tivilki, the Early IA culture was determined in Upper Tigris Basen and East Anatolia and it is known that this culture continued until the end of 7th century BC [Ökse 2011:47]. |
