Recent surveys in different parts of the Lake
District in southwestern Anatolia have revealed
a number of lithic finds that were prepared
with the Levallois technique and thus can be
assigned to the Middle Paleolithic period. In
the Bucak-Korkuteli region, single finds were
encountered at two sites. Two other sites in the
same area have revealed flint nodules and artifacts
indicating their use as atelier sites for the
procurement of raw material and the preparation
of tools on the spot. At a newly discovered
cave site near Gelendost, a Mousterian
point was revealed. The high density of Middle
Paleolithic find spots, especially in the Bucak-
Korkuteli region, is probably to be connected
with the cave site of Karain, which lies in
close proximity and was the major habitation
site of this period in this region. It can
be assumed that Neanderthal men repeatedly
visited the highlands of the Taurus Mountains
and especially the region of the Lake District
for the exploitation and extraction of natural
resources.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Archaeology |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | October 11, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Issue: 22 |
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