PREHISTORICAL RESEARCHES AROUND ANTALYA BAY AND ITS GEOMORPHOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Year 1988, Volume: 108 Issue: 108, 75 - 75, 01.01.1988

Angela Minzoni Deroche Nuri Güldalı

Abstract

Up to the present, comparatively very little work on prehistory has been undertaken in Turkey. In the neighbouring
countries of Turkey, such as Syrian, Lebanon and Israelis, much work has been done and large number of remains of obsidian
and flint artifacts, made for the purposes of cutting and breaking into pieces, of the Neolithic period have been found. Assuming
that the similar objects may also be found in Turkey, the formulation of a comprehensive research in this country has been undertaken.
As a start, research work has been carried out at the mediterranean coasts of Turkey ; this work will also, be extended to
the southeastern Anatolia in due course. In the mediterranean region of Turkey, the research work has particularly conducted in
three main areas. The first area that has been chosen as a case study lies between the River Alara and the River Karpuz and situated
near to the coast. The next area that has been studied includes the terraces and alluvial fan area of the River Burhan, northwest
of Antalya. In these areas very little evidence of flint artifacts have been found. The third area that has been selected for a study
comprises the surroundings of Kocapınar village, which is situated to the north of town of Elmalı. It is in this area that large
quantities of sileks nodules and flint tools have been found. The preliminary examination of this findings imply that the tools are
of Late or Middle Neolithic period.

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