A NEW EXCAVATION IN AFŞIN PLAIN: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF TANIR YASSIHÖYÜK EXCAVATION

Elif Baştürk; Ahmet Türkan

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A NEW EXCAVATION IN AFŞIN PLAIN: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF TANIR YASSIHÖYÜK EXCAVATION

Yazarlar:

Elif Baştürk | Ahmet Türkan

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkeoloji (Diğer)

Dergi:

Arkeoloji Dergisi Vol.1 Issue 32, pp.47-65

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001316638

pISSN:

1300-5685

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 Tanır Yassıhöyük, located in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş, has been a subject of interest for researchers since the 19th century due to its archaeological potential. Archaeological excavations began on the mound in 2021 and have already yielded significant results regarding the settlement history of the area, despite being in the early stages. The archaeological evidence from Yassıhöyük, consisting of partly pottery and partly sterile architectural layers, indicates that the site was continuously inhabited for at least 7000 years prior to the present. The mounds uppermost stratum, Stratum I, features a basilica structure with column bases and associated rooms dating back to the Roman period 3rd century AD. Stratum II is characterised by Late Iron AgeAchaemenid public buildings IIB located just below Phase IIA, which is defined by Late Iron Age-Hellenistic architecture and pottery. In the north-eastern sector of the mound, two large rooms from the same period were uncovered, along with a significant quantity of painted Late Iron Age pottery fragments. These structures are associated with the terracing of the northeastern slope and directly overlay the Late Chalcolithic levels and architecture by scraping the underlying levels. The main data from these investigations, which also revealed Late Chalcolithic burials, consist of cultural practices such as rare underfloor skull burials and deliberate skull deformation. The period from the Late Chalcolithic to the Late Iron Age can be identified by the finds recovered from the mixed contexts in the northeastern sector of the mound due to destruction. However, according to current data, Tanır Yassıhöyük is expected to continue providing significant information for the region and Anatolian archaeology.

 Tanır Yassıhöyük, located in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş, has been a subject of interest for researchers since the 19th century due to its archaeological potential. Archaeological excavations began on the mound in 2021 and have already yielded significant results regarding the settlement history of the area, despite being in the early stages. The archaeological evidence from Yassıhöyük, consisting of partly pottery and partly sterile architectural layers, indicates that the site was continuously inhabited for at least 7000 years prior to the present. The mounds uppermost stratum, Stratum I, features a basilica structure with column bases and associated rooms dating back to the Roman period 3rd century AD. Stratum II is characterised by Late Iron AgeAchaemenid public buildings IIB located just below Phase IIA, which is defined by Late Iron Age-Hellenistic architecture and pottery. In the north-eastern sector of the mound, two large rooms from the same period were uncovered, along with a significant quantity of painted Late Iron Age pottery fragments. These structures are associated with the terracing of the northeastern slope and directly overlay the Late Chalcolithic levels and architecture by scraping the underlying levels. The main data from these investigations, which also revealed Late Chalcolithic burials, consist of cultural practices such as rare underfloor skull burials and deliberate skull deformation. The period from the Late Chalcolithic to the Late Iron Age can be identified by the finds recovered from the mixed contexts in the northeastern sector of the mound due to destruction. However, according to current data, Tanır Yassıhöyük is expected to continue providing significant information for the region and Anatolian archaeology.

 Tanır Yassıhöyük, located in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş, has been a subject of interest for researchers since the 19th century due to its archaeological potential. Archaeological excavations began on the mound in 2021 and have already yielded significant results regarding the settlement history of the area, despite being in the early stages. The archaeological evidence from Yassıhöyük, consisting of partly pottery and partly sterile architectural layers, indicates that the site was continuously inhabited for at least 7000 years prior to the present. The mounds uppermost stratum, Stratum I, features a basilica structure with column bases and associated rooms dating back to the Roman period 3rd century AD. Stratum II is characterised by Late Iron AgeAchaemenid public buildings IIB located just below Phase IIA, which is defined by Late Iron Age-Hellenistic architecture and pottery. In the north-eastern sector of the mound, two large rooms from the same period were uncovered, along with a significant quantity of painted Late Iron Age pottery fragments. These structures are associated with the terracing of the northeastern slope and directly overlay the Late Chalcolithic levels and architecture by scraping the underlying levels. The main data from these investigations, which also revealed Late Chalcolithic burials, consist of cultural practices such as rare underfloor skull burials and deliberate skull deformation. The period from the Late Chalcolithic to the Late Iron Age can be identified by the finds recovered from the mixed contexts in the northeastern sector of the mound due to destruction. However, according to current data, Tanır Yassıhöyük is expected to continue providing significant information for the region and Anatolian archaeology.

 Kahramanmaraşın Afşin İlçesi sınırlarında yer alan Tanır Yassıhöyük, 19.yüzyıldan bu yana birçok araştırmacı tarafından ziyaret edilerek, arkeolojik potansiyeline vurgu yapılmış bir höyüktür. 2021 yılı itibariyle höyükte başlattığımız arkeolojik kazı çalışmaları, henüz çok erken bir aşamada olmasına rağmen höyüğün yerleşim tarihine dair önemli sonuçları ortaya koymuştur. Bu çalışmalar, bir kısmı çanak çömlek buluntularıyla bir kısmı ise steril mimari tabakalarla temsil edilmek üzere, Tanır Yassıhöyükün günümüzden en az 7000 yıl öncesine dayanan yerleşim silsilesi boyunca kullanım gördüğünü ortaya koymaktadır. Höyüğün en üstteki I. Tabakası, Roma Dönemine tarihlediğimiz MS 3. yüzyıl, içinde sütun altlıkları da bulunan bir bazilika yapısı ve bu yapıyla bağlantılı mekanlarla temsil edilmektedir. II. Tabaka ise Geç Demir Çağı Sonu  Hellenistik Dönem mimarisi ve seramikleri ile tanımlanan IIA evresinin hemen altındaki kamusal nitelikteki Geç Demir ÇağıAkhaemenid Dönem yapıları IIB ile tanımlanmaktadır. Höyüğün kuzeydoğu sektöründe ise aynı döneme ait büyük boyutlu iki mekân ve içerisinden ele geçen çok sayıda boyalı Geç Demir Çağı seramiği açığa çıkmıştır. Kuzeydoğu yamaçtaki bir teraslama uygulamasıyla bağlantılı olan bu yapılar alttaki tabakaları kazıyarak, doğrudan Geç Kalkolitik Dönem tabakaları ve mimarisi üzerine oturmaktadır. Geç Kalkolitik Döneme ait mezarların da tespit edildiği bu çalışmalardaki en önemli verileri, ender rastlanılan taban altı kafatası gömüsü ve bilinçli kafatası deformasyonu gibi kültürel uygulamalar oluşturmaktadır. Geç Kalkolitik Dönem ile Geç Demir Çağı arasındaki süreci höyüğün kuzeydoğu sektöründeki tahribat kaynaklı karışık kontekslerden ele geçen buluntular aracılığıyla tespit edebilmekteyiz. Ancak halihazırdaki veriler, Tanır Yassıhöyükün ilerleyen dönem çalışmalarında hem bölge hem de Anadolu arkeolojisi için oldukça önemli bilgileri ortaya koyacağını gösterir niteliktedir.

Makale detayları

A NEW EXCAVATION IN AFŞIN PLAIN: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF TANIR YASSIHÖYÜK EXCAVATION

Yazarlar:

Elif Baştürk | Ahmet Türkan

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkeoloji (Diğer)

Dergi:

Arkeoloji Dergisi Vol.1 Issue 32, pp.47-65

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001316638

pISSN:

1300-5685

Roman Period

Late Iron Age

Achaemenid Period

Afşin – Elbistan Plain

Basilica.Roma Dönemi

Geç Demir Çağı

Akhaemenid Dönem

Afşin- Elbistan Ovası

Bazilika.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Elif Baştürk | Ahmet Türkan

Yayıncı: Ege University

Ana Başlıklar: Arkeoloji (Diğer)

Dergi: Arkeoloji Dergisi Vol.1 Issue 32, pp.47-65

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001316638

pISSN: 1300-5685

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Elif Baştürk | Ahmet Türkan

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkeoloji (Diğer)

Dergi:

Arkeoloji Dergisi Vol.1 Issue 32, pp.47-65

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001316638

pISSN:

1300-5685