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Excavations on the north-central plateau: The Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age occupation at Çadır Höyük

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2013

Sharon R. Steadman ,
Jennifer C. Ross ,
Gregory McMahon  and
Ronald L. Gorny
Sharon R. Steadman
Affiliation:
State University of New York at Cortland
Jennifer C. Ross
Affiliation:
Hood College
Gregory McMahon
Affiliation:
University of New Hampshire
Ronald L. Gorny
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
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Abstract

The last decade of excavations at Çadır Höyük, in the north-central region of the Anatolian plateau, has revealed a well-established Late Chalcolithic community with continuous occupation into the Early Bronze I period (mid fourth to early third millennium BC). While the Late Chalcolithic town was prosperous, with well-made houses and objects, and even monumental construction, the stability of the settlement had slipped by the Early Bronze I phase. We summarise here the results from ten seasons of work at the site and profile how the findings contribute to our understanding of Çadır's role in a larger regional context. We also offer possible explanations for the changing nature of the Çadır occupation during the periods detailed here.

Özet

Orta Anadolu platosunun kuzeyinde yer alan Çadır Höyük'te son on yıldır yürütülen kazılar, Erken Bronz I evresine (4. bin ortaları – 3. bin başi) kadar kesintisiz olarak devam eden iyi yapılanmış bir Geç, Kalkolitik yerleşimi ortaya çıkarmıştır. Geç, Kalkolitik yerleşim özenle yapılmış evleri ve eşyaları, hatta anıtsal yapıları ile varsıl bir yerleşimken, bunu izleyen Erken Bronz I evresinde bu özellikler kaybolmuştur. Bu makalede Çadır Höyük'te yapılan 10 sezonluk çalışmanın sonuçları özetlenmekte ve ele geçen buluntuların yerleşimin geniş coğrafya bütünü içindeki rolunün anlaşılması konusunda nasıl yardımcı olduğu aktarılmaktadır. Ayrıca Çadır'da sözü edilen dönemlerde gözlenen yerleşim farklılıkları için olası açıklamalar da konu edilmektedir.

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Anatolian Studies , Volume 58 , December 2008 , pp. 47 - 86
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Copyright © The British Institute at Ankara 2008

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