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Tools and souvenirs: the shells from Kilise Tepe (1994–1998)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2012

Sofie Debruyne
Sofie Debruyne
Affiliation:
Flemish Heritage Institute, Brussels
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Abstract

In the summers of 1994–1998 a rescue excavation took place at Kilise Tepe, an archaeological site occupied from the Early Bronze Age to the Byzantine period, located in the Göksu valley in Cilicia in southern Turkey. This article analyses the shell finds from environmental and archaeological perspectives. Three categories of molluscs are identified: terrestrial, freshwater and marine. The first two are the remnants of local fauna that lived on or near the site; the marine shells came from the Mediterranean shore adjacent to the Göksu delta and the delta itself. There are indications that freshwater mussels served as tools. Marine shells were worn as ornaments.

Özet

Türkiye'nin güneyinde yer alan Kilikya bölgesindeki Göksu vadisinde bulunan ve Erken Tunç Çağı'ndan Bizans dönemine kadar kesintisiz iskan edilmiş bir arkeolojik alan olan Kilise Tepe'de 1994–1998 tarihleri arasında kurtarma kazıları yapılmıştır. Bu makalede, kabuk buluntuları ekolojik ve arkeolojik açılardan incelenmektedir. Karasal, tatlı su ve deniz olmak üzere üç grup yumuşakça tespit edilmiştir. İlk iki grup, yerleşim yerinde veya yakınında yaşamış olan yerel faunanın kalıntılarıdır. Deniz kabukları ise Göksu deltasına yakın Akdeniz kıyısından veya bizzat deltanın kendisinden gelmektedir. Tatlı su midye kabuklarının alet olarak kullanıldığını gösteren belirtiler mevcuttur. Deniz kabukları ise süs eşyası olarak kullanılmıştır.

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Anatolian Studies , Volume 60 , December 2010 , pp. 149 - 160
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Copyright © The British Institute at Ankara 2010

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