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The Architecture and Village-Spatial Organization of the Middle PPNB Period at Boncuklu Tarla: Some Observations on the Domestic and Public Areas
(Istanbul Univ, 2025) Kodak, Ergul; Ciftci, Yunus; Kodak, Charlotte Labedan; Cin, Rustem
Boncuklu Tarla is a settlement located within the borders of the village of Il & imath;su in the Darge & ccedil;it district of Mardin. The settlement provides important information on the architecture ofthe PPNA and PPNB periods, in particularthe architectural traditions ofthe Middle PPNB, the focus ofthis article. In addition, these remain to allow the evaluation of village-space organization. The architectural remains found at Boncuklu Tarla also provide the opportunity to compare the Middle PPNB period architecture unearthed atvarious settlements such as & Ccedil;ay & ouml;n & uuml;, Nevali & Ccedil;ori, Gritille, Tell Halula, Akar & ccedil;ay Tepe, Gre F & imath;lla and Cafer H & ouml;y & uuml;k in a regional context. This study aims to present and discuss new information on how village spatial organization changed within the PPNB period, following on from previous discussions on the PPNA period data. Especially within the Middle PPNB period, it is thought that the village spatial organization model of being centered around public buildings was abandoned at Boncuklu Tarla. It is believed that with this change the public buildings were separated from the dwellings but still influenced their spatial organization.
Kün Aftare Settlements: First Reports on the Neolithization Process in the Northern Habur Valley
(Istanbul Univ, 2024) Kodaş, Ergül; İpek, Bahattin; Dinç, Onur; San, Mehmet; Dinc, Onur; Mentese, Devrim Hasan; 02.03. Department of Archaeology / Arkeoloji Bölümü; 02. Faculty of Letters / Edebiyat Fakültesi; 01. Mardin Artuklu University / Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi
The Neolithization process in southeastern Anatolia has been the subject of many studies over the years. However, these have primarily been concentrated & Scedil;anl & imath;urfa 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, K & imath;z & imath;ltepe, Ye & scedil;illi, and Neolithic Period in the Northern Habur Valley. In this context, the settlements the unique Neolithization process of the Northeastern Habur Valley, a key area to both southeastern Anatolia and northern Mesopotamia.
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A "shaman" Burial From the Ppna Settlement of Cemka Hoyuk, Upper Tigris Basin, Turkiye
(Elsevier France-editions Scientifiques Medicales Elsevier, 2024) Kodaş, Ergül; Sıddıq, Abu Bakar; Erdem, Çağdaş; Ciftci, Yunus; 02.01. Department of Anthropology / Antropoloji Bölümü; 02.03. Department of Archaeology / Arkeoloji Bölümü; 02. Faculty of Letters / Edebiyat Fakültesi; 01. Mardin Artuklu University / Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi
Knowledge of the burial customs of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) in the Near East is increasing. Particularly, lately a large number of burials and skeletal remains have been unearthed in the Upper Tigris Basin, thanks to a number of new excavation projects in recent years. The newly revealed findings indicate that PPNA burial customs varied considerably in the region from site to site. However, the 10th millennium BCE burial CH 2019/05 at Cemka Hoyuk shows as well that there are also different burial practices with in settlements. CH 2019/05 belongs to a female individual, accompanied by animal skeletal elements, who appears to may have been a shaman or at least had been buried by someone practicing ways associated with what we understand nowadays as animism or shamanism. Hence, the burial may represent one of the earliest known examples of its kind in an Anatolian Neolithic context. @ 2024 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.