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Igdeli Çesme |
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Type:
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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1300 m |
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Region:
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Central Anatolia |
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Province:
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Nevsehir |
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District:
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Acigöl |
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Village:
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Yalman |
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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 lies southwest of the site of Nevsehir; 7 km west of Acigöl; on the northern side of the Aksaray-Nevsehir highway; near the water fountain. |
| Geography and Environment: The name of the site probably comes from the water fountain. This spring must also have attracted early settlers to the site. When the site was discovered in 1964; it was under cultivation. Todd believes that the site; before it was damaged by plowing; was either a low broad mound or an open-air site. The extent of the site could not be measured. It has been determined that the obsidian finds were spread over an area larger than 200 m on the northern side of the highway. No finds were found on the southern side of the highway; although Igdeli Tepe; a hill on the southern side; yielded 30 obsidian finds. These finds may indicate a second site. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The site was discovered in 1964 by I.A. Todd [Todd 1968a:105-106]. |
| Stratigraphy: Todd reports to have found Neolithic and Early Bronze II finds at this site. |
| Small Finds: Pottery: Although no Neolithic ceramics were found; the chipped stone tools appear to date to the Ceramic Neolithic Period rather than the Aceramic Neolithic. Chipped Stone: The most common raw material used at this site is obsidian because the site is so close to obsidian sources. Other materials are rare. In addition to burins and scrapers; a lot of flake debitage was found. |
| Remains: |
| Interpretation and Dating: The fact that many debitage products were found suggests that the site may have been used as a seasonal workshop and a habitation area. Only one arrowhead was found. In ASPRO; the site has been placed into the fifth phase while the uncalibrated dates for this site are 8;000-7.600 BP [Hours et al. 1994:172]. |
