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Çalca Mevkii |
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Type:
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Artifact Scatter |
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Altitude:
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156 m |
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Region:
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Marmara |
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Province:
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Çanakkale |
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District:
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Çan |
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Village:
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Karli |
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Investigation Method:
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Survey |
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Period:
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Aceramic Ceramic |
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| Location: This site lies east of the city of Çanakkale; 8 km west of the city of Çan and 1 km south of the village of Karliköy; between the village and the village road. The survey code of the site is H 4 / 1. |
| Geography and Environment: The site was discovered during the careful foot-survey conducted in the region on the Kocadere and Karlidere terraces; in the region of the Karliköy and Ilyasaga farms; north of the Çan Plain. Chipped stone tool finds were scattered in the 10.000x500 m region surveyed along the stream. The survey indicated that the left bank of Karlidere Stream yielded a concentration of finds in a 300x200 m area known as Çalca Mevkii [Özdogan 1990b:447-449]. West of this; on the lower terrace; several chipped stone cores; core fragments and debitage products were found. In his 1991 article; however;Özdogan notes that the area that yielded ceramic finds is only 30x40 m in size [Özdogan 1991:347]. Özdogan notes that the site of Çalca Mevkii was a temporary habitation area and not a long term settlement [Özdogan 1990a]. The region must have had some desirable resources such as raw materials or water sources. |
| History: |
| Research and Excavation: The site was discovered during M.Özdogan's survey in the Marmara Region and in Thrace. |
| Stratigraphy: |
| Small Finds: Pottery: Özdogan believes that the ceramic finds from this site are a local adaptation of the Fikirtepe ware [Özdogan 1991:347]. Chipped Stone: The surface collection conducted at Çalca Mevkii yielded many flint and some obsidian chipped stone finds including micro; small and large blades; small scrapers; and cores with single striking platforms. Because the finds from this site were published in a preliminary report; their photos and drawings have not yet been published. |
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| Interpretation and Dating: Özdogan believes that the Neolithic inhabitants of this site were hunter-gatherer peoples with a nomadic life style rather than settled farmers. He further notes that this region and the Aegean Region play an important role in Anatolian archaeology and that systematic analysis and surface surveys will reveal more about their cultural history. Although with skepticism; the Çalca Region is dated between 8;000 and 5;500 BC. |
