A Neolithic and Chalcolithic Settlement in Anatolia: Köşk Höyük

Year 2003, Issue: 2, 69 - 86, 01.09.2003

Aliye Öztan

Abstract

Köşk Höyük is a good example of small sites which are usually not chosen for excavation but which provide important data, upon investigation, for clarifying certain periods.

The mound, which is located immediately to the north of the town of Bahçeli, in the district of Bor–Niğde, was first discovered by Richard Harper and Margaret Ramsden in 1964 through a survey of Central Anatolia. When Ian Todd published his finds from the mound in 1965, it was called Köşk Pınarı due to the presence of the water source located on the slope of the mound. In 1980, the pit opened by the Turkish National Waterworks revealed some finds on the western slope and the Niğde Museum intervened on time to stop the work, and excavations started in 1982 under the directorship of Prof. Uğur Silistreli in association with the museum. The first phase of the excavations lasted from 1983 to 1990. The excavations, which were interrupted by the untimely death of my colleague at a most productive age, were resumed in 1995 under the directorship of the Niğde Museum. I would like to commemorate my friend once more through this article, who introduced Köşk Höyük to the academic world through his excavations and publications. This presentation is aimed to provide a general account of Köşk Höyük, incorporating finds from both recent and earlier excavations.

Keywords

neolitik , Köşk Höyük , Kalkolitik

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