Kendale Hecala on the Ambar Çay in the Upper Tigris Region: The First Preliminary Report on the 2018-2019 Excavations

Şakir Can; Şeyma Çiftçi

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Kendale Hecala on the Ambar Çay in the Upper Tigris Region: The First Preliminary Report on the 2018-2019 Excavations

Authors:

Şakir Can | Şeyma Çiftçi

Publisher:

Ege University

Main Topics:

Arkeoloji

Journal:

Arkeoloji Dergisi Issue 30, pp.39-64

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288524

pISSN:

1300-5685

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Abstract:

 This study offers preliminary results and a tentative chronology of Kendale Hecala, a small multiperiod site located in the northernmost part of Mesopotamia and excavated in 2018-19 as part of Ambar Dam Rescue Excavations. The site was initially settled in the Late Neolithic period ca. 7200 BC with subsequent occupations dated to the Early Ubaid period ca. 52005100-4800 BC, as indicated by characteristic decorated pottery, and in the Middle Age ca. 8th-14th centuries AD. The Late Neolithic period, represented by pisé walls, is thus far only documented in one trench. The Early Ubaid architecture is characterized by the stone foundations of one or two-room buildings. The Middle Age levels produced architecture in the form of stone foundations and unique pot burials.

 This study offers preliminary results and a tentative chronology of Kendale Hecala, a small multiperiod site located in the northernmost part of Mesopotamia and excavated in 2018-19 as part of Ambar Dam Rescue Excavations. The site was initially settled in the Late Neolithic period ca. 7200 BC with subsequent occupations dated to the Early Ubaid period ca. 52005100-4800 BC, as indicated by characteristic decorated pottery, and in the Middle Age ca. 8th-14th centuries AD. The Late Neolithic period, represented by pisé walls, is thus far only documented in one trench. The Early Ubaid architecture is characterized by the stone foundations of one or two-room buildings. The Middle Age levels produced architecture in the form of stone foundations and unique pot burials.

 This study offers preliminary results and a tentative chronology of Kendale Hecala, a small multiperiod site located in the northernmost part of Mesopotamia and excavated in 2018-19 as part of Ambar Dam Rescue Excavations. The site was initially settled in the Late Neolithic period ca. 7200 BC with subsequent occupations dated to the Early Ubaid period ca. 52005100-4800 BC, as indicated by characteristic decorated pottery, and in the Middle Age ca. 8th-14th centuries AD. The Late Neolithic period, represented by pisé walls, is thus far only documented in one trench. The Early Ubaid architecture is characterized by the stone foundations of one or two-room buildings. The Middle Age levels produced architecture in the form of stone foundations and unique pot burials.

 This study offers preliminary results and a tentative chronology of Kendale Hecala, a small multiperiod site located in the northernmost part of Mesopotamia and excavated in 2018-19 as part of Ambar Dam Rescue Excavations. The site was initially settled in the Late Neolithic period ca. 7200 BC with subsequent occupations dated to the Early Ubaid period ca. 52005100-4800 BC, as indicated by characteristic decorated pottery, and in the Middle Age ca. 8th-14th centuries AD. The Late Neolithic period, represented by pisé walls, is thus far only documented in one trench. The Early Ubaid architecture is characterized by the stone foundations of one or two room buildings. The Middle Age levels produced architecture in the form of stone foundations, and unique pot burials.

Article Details

Kendale Hecala on the Ambar Çay in the Upper Tigris Region: The First Preliminary Report on the 2018-2019 Excavations

Authors:

Şakir Can | Şeyma Çiftçi

Publisher:

Ege University

Main Topics:

Arkeoloji

Journal:

Arkeoloji Dergisi Issue 30, pp.39-64

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288524

pISSN:

1300-5685

Kendale Hecala

Ambar Çay

Late Neolithic

Early Ubaid

Middle Age

Upper Tigris BasinKendale Hecala

Ambar Çay

Late Neolithic

Early Ubaid

Middle Age

Upper Tigris Basin

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Article Details

Authors: Şakir Can | Şeyma Çiftçi

Publisher: Ege University

Main Topics: Arkeoloji

Journal: Arkeoloji Dergisi Issue 30, pp.39-64

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2023

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001288524

pISSN: 1300-5685

Issues

Authors:

Şakir Can | Şeyma Çiftçi

Publisher:

Ege University

Main Topics:

Arkeoloji

Journal:

Arkeoloji Dergisi Issue 30, pp.39-64

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288524

pISSN:

1300-5685