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Sehzade Höyük / Turlu |
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Type:
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Mound |
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Altitude:
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700 m |
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Region:
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Southeastern Anatolia |
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Province:
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Gaziantep |
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District:
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Nizip |
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Village:
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Turlu |
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Investigation Method:
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Excavation |
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Period:
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Ceramic |
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| Location: This site lies 48 km east of the city of Gaziantep; north of the town of Nizip; near the Turlu District; along the Nizip highway. |
| Geography and Environment: The site; which in many archaeological publications is described as a Halaf site; lies in a narrow valley. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: J. Perrot discovered the Palaeolithic component of this site during his 1961 survey in southeast Anatolia; around Sehzadehöyük. He reports that the Palaeolithic chipped stone tools he found are not associated with the mound. The geographic location of the site must have been attractive to post-Middle Palaeolithic people. A short-term excavation in 1962 by J. Perrot were conducted on the mound. Seven main building levels from Halaf Period were recovered in the sounding on the western slope of the 30 m high mound. It takes place in the registered archaeological sites list prepared by Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
| Stratigraphy: Excavations at the site yielded a total of seven architectural layers. Layers 1 and 2 have been dated to the Neolithic. These layers are followed by (3-4) Halaf; (5-6) a local layer contemporaneous with the Ubaid. |
| Small Finds: Architecture: Round houses with stone foundations have been found at the site from the earliest levels on. Pottery: Chaff-tempered; light brown ceramics were found in Layers 1 and 2. |
| Remains: |
| Interpretation and Dating: The ceramics from the lower levels of the site probably show affinity with the Amuq B ware. The layers are described as being Late Neolithic-Early Chalcolithic in date. In ASPRO; the site has been placed in the sixth period [Hours et al. 1994:345]. Uncalibrated dates for this period are 7;600-7;000 BP. |
