Kün Aftare Settlements: First Reports on the Neolithization Process in the Northern Habur Valley

Ergül Kodaş; Yunus Çiftçi; Bahattin İpek; Mehmet Şan; Onur Dinç; Devrim Hasan Menteşe

Article Details

Kün Aftare Settlements: First Reports on the Neolithization Process in the Northern Habur Valley

Authors:

Ergül Kodaş | Yunus Çiftçi | Bahattin İpek | Mehmet Şan | Onur Dinç | Devrim Hasan Menteşe

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Archaeological Science | Neolithic Age Archeology

Journal:

Anatolian Research Issue 31, pp.17-30

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001340634

pISSN:

0569-9746

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Abstract:

 The Neolithization process in southeastern Anatolia has been the subject of many studies over the years. However, these have primarily been concentrated around the Euphrates Basin and Tigris Valley. Meanwhile, recent studies in the Şanlıurfa region provide important information on the Neolithization process in the mountainous region between these two rivers. The 2023 Archaeological Survey of the Pleistocene and Early Holocene Period in the Artuklu, Kızıltepe, Yeşilli, and Nusaybin Districts of Mardin Province revealed many settlements dating to the Neolithic Period in the Northern Habur Valley. In this context, the settlements identified at Kün Aftare Mevkii in the Nusaybin District provide new information on the unique Neolithization process of the Northeastern Habur Valley, a key area to both southeastern Anatolia and northern Mesopotamia.

 The Neolithization process in southeastern Anatolia has been the subject of many studies over the years. However, these have primarily been concentrated around the Euphrates Basin and Tigris Valley. Meanwhile, recent studies in the Şanlıurfa region provide important information on the Neolithization process in the mountainous region between these two rivers. The 2023 Archaeological Survey of the Pleistocene and Early Holocene Period in the Artuklu, Kızıltepe, Yeşilli, and Nusaybin Districts of Mardin Province revealed many settlements dating to the Neolithic Period in the Northern Habur Valley. In this context, the settlements identified at Kün Aftare Mevkii in the Nusaybin District provide new information on the unique Neolithization process of the Northeastern Habur Valley, a key area to both southeastern Anatolia and northern Mesopotamia.

 The Neolithization process in southeastern Anatolia has been the subject of many studies over the years. However, these have primarily been concentrated around the Euphrates Basin and Tigris Valley. Meanwhile, recent studies in the Şanlıurfa region provide important information on the Neolithization process in the mountainous region between these two rivers. The 2023 Archaeological Survey of the Pleistocene and Early Holocene Period in the Artuklu, Kızıltepe, Yeşilli, and Nusaybin Districts of Mardin Province revealed many settlements dating to the Neolithic Period in the Northern Habur Valley. In this context, the settlements identified at Kün Aftare Mevkii in the Nusaybin District provide new information on the unique Neolithization process of the Northeastern Habur Valley, a key area to both southeastern Anatolia and northern Mesopotamia.

 The Neolithization process in southeastern Anatolia has been the subject of many studies over the years. However, these have primarily been concentrated around the Euphrates Basin and Tigris Valley. Meanwhile, recent studies in the Şanlıurfa region provide important information on the Neolithization process in the mountainous region between these two rivers. The 2023 Archaeological Survey of the Pleistocene and Early Holocene Period in the Artuklu, Kızıltepe, Yeşilli, and Nusaybin Districts of Mardin Province revealed many settlements dating to the Neolithic Period in the Northern Habur Valley. In this context, the settlements identified at Kün Aftare Mevkii in the Nusaybin District provide new information on the unique Neolithization process of the Northeastern Habur Valley, a key area to both southeastern Anatolia and northern Mesopotamia.

Article Details

Kün Aftare Settlements: First Reports on the Neolithization Process in the Northern Habur Valley

Authors:

Ergül Kodaş | Yunus Çiftçi | Bahattin İpek | Mehmet Şan | Onur Dinç | Devrim Hasan Menteşe

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Archaeological Science | Neolithic Age Archeology

Journal:

Anatolian Research Issue 31, pp.17-30

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001340634

pISSN:

0569-9746

Neolithization

Northern Habur

Southeastern Anatolia

Mesopotamia

Mardin Province

Issues

Article Details

Kün Aftare Settlements: First Reports on the Neolithization Process in the Northern Habur Valley

Authors: Ergül Kodaş | Yunus Çiftçi | Bahattin İpek | Mehmet Şan | Onur Dinç | Devrim Hasan Menteşe

Publisher: Istanbul University

Main Topics: Archaeological Science | Neolithic Age Archeology

Journal: Anatolian Research Issue 31, pp.17-30

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001340634

pISSN: 0569-9746

Neolithization

Northern Habur

Southeastern Anatolia

Mesopotamia

Mardin Province

Issues

Authors:

Ergül Kodaş | Yunus Çiftçi | Bahattin İpek | Mehmet Şan | Onur Dinç | Devrim Hasan Menteşe

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Archaeological Science | Neolithic Age Archeology

Journal:

Anatolian Research Issue 31, pp.17-30

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001340634

pISSN:

0569-9746