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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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Early |
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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: Wooley; who has excavated the closeby site of Yunus; suggests that all remains belong to a single Halaf Period level in Turlu |
| Small Finds: Architecture: The first six levels from the bottom yield small round stone dwellings generally with grainaries beside them. There are hearths; measuring 1.0-1.5 m in diameter in Levels 5 and 6. The floors of the hearths are paved with pebbles and they are plastered. Pottery: The dominant wares of the Levels 1 and 2 are light brown; chaff-tempered; lightly burnished. Halafian pottery and dark faced burnished wares are abundant in Levels 3 and 4. The Levels 5 and 6 yield ceramics hinting the beginning of interrelations with Ubaid. There is a hiatus before Level 7. |
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| Interpretation and Dating: Turlu is one of the westernmost Halafian settlements with its round stone dwellings and grainaries. |
