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Cemetery |
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Altitude:
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1500 m |
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Region:
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Eastern Anatolia |
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Kars |
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District:
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Merkez |
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Village:
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Ocakli |
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Excavation |
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| It lies on a threshing field; south of Ocakli (Ani) Village; Arpaçay District; northeast of Kars Province. To the south flows the Bostan Stream joining the Arpaçay [Balkan-Sümer 1967:map.2]. Although it was flattened for threshing; it still looks like a small mound. It was discovered by K. Kökten who conducted soundings followed by K. Balkan (1964-1965). Sherds identified by K. Kökten as the Copper Age ware were collected. Most of them are produced of exteriorly and interiorly black washed and burnished ware with a thin paste. Also found is the matte-red pottery. When the continuation of such wares from the Karaz Culture to the late periods in Eastern Anatolia is taken into consideration; the dating of those materials should be done carefully. During the Balkan's excavations; simple stone graves were found in addition to the cist graves and stone cellar graves. It was observed that the grave with rough stone walls erected in a rectangular form with round corners by a dry-wall technique yielded copper/bronze bracelets; necklaces; funnel-shaped objects and vases left as grave goods. It is reported that the burial went under cremation. Of the vessels; there are some samples of the black burnished ware akin to the Karaz ware. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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