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Kestel / Sarituzla Madeni |
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Workshop |
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Altitude:
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2000 m |
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Region:
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Central Anatolia |
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Province:
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Nigde |
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District:
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Çamardi |
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Village:
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Celaller |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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| The site is located 4 km west-southwest of Çamardi district approximately 72 km southeast of Nigde; and 1.5 km west of Celaller village. The antique metal atelier lies on rather flat ground on top of a 200 m high slope north of Sarituzla Mevkii. In 1983; numerous galleries of Sarituzla I Antique Metal Galleries Complex was researched by MTA Institute and Bosphorus University History Department. The pottery finds; hand made black and red ware sherds; from the excavation conducted in one of these galleries (sounding 2) exposed that the atelier was used starting in Chalcolithic-Early Bronze Age. Other finds include a global breaking stone; animal bones and teeth (of goat; dog; rodent; and horse) in the sounding; a stone mortar close to the area excavated [Kaptan 1989:3-6]. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
| Location: It is located on the eastern side of the Kuruçay Stream and the slope galleries (mines) on the hills stretching along the stream; 1.5-2.5 km west of the Celaller Village; 4 km southwest of the Çamardi District; 31 km southeast of the Nigde Province as the crow flies. It covers an area of pottery on the southern slope of the hill and an open air atelier for crashing ores with many pits on the C2 mines. |
| Geography and Environment: The western part of Celaller Village has a wavy appearance; separated by small streams usually drying in summer and stretching along the north-south direction. The excavations conducted in the mine; called the Kestel Deligi (Hole) by the local villagers; in 1991-1992 by British mining archaeologists yielded a very large and long gallery complex exceeding 1.5 km. It was opened to obtain both iron and tin. Tin ores in this region are in the form of quartz veins with hematite and tourmaline cutting Gneiss granite and granitized edge cuts of granite [Drahor 1993:39]. |
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