Late Antique – Early Islamic Ceramics Unearthed in the Yenice Höyük YNC-3 Area

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 1 - 30, 30.06.2024

Büşra Kavak Özdemir

Abstract

The current study examines the Late Ancient Age-Early Islamic Period Ceramics that are acquired between 2015 and 2017 from the YNC-3 area during the excavations carried out in Yenice Höyük within the scope of Doğanpınar Dam Rescue Excavations. Ceramics acquired from the YNC-3 area, which was a rular settlement in ancient times, are consist of an important archeoloical find group that shows the technical, economic and cultural level of the period in which they were produced. Ceramics that are selected for the evaluation, consist of ceramics which are for daily use. It is understood that the ceramics similar to ones that were found in the nearby region are ceramic groups specific to Northern Syria. The acquired ceramics date back to the 7th century AD and later. In addition, it was understood that the YNC-3 settlement experienced a shrinkage due to the chaotic environment in the region during the 7th century AD and afterwards, and as a result of this shrinkage the density of ceramics was also decreased.

Keywords

Yenice Höyük, Late Ancient Age, Early Islamic Period, Ceramic., Rural Settlement

Yenice Höyük YNC-3 Alanında Ele Geçen Geç Antik – Erken İslami Dönem Seramikleri

Abstract

Bu çalışmada 2015-2017 yılları arasında Doğanpınar Barajı Kurtarma Kazıları kapsamında, Yenice Höyük’te yapılan kazı çalışmalarında YNC-3 alanından ele geçen Geç Antik Çağ-Erken İslami Dönem Seramikleri ele alınmaktadır. Antik dönemde kırsal yerleşim olan YNC-3 alanından ele geçen seramikler, üretildikleri dönemin teknik, ekonomik ve kültürel düzeyini gösteren önemli bir arkeolojik buluntu grubudur. Değerlendirmeye alınan seramikler günlük kullanıma yönelik seramik gruplarından oluşmaktadır. Yakın coğrafyada benzerleri tespit edilen seramiklerin Kuzey Suriye’ye özgü seramik grupları olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Ele geçen seramikler MS 7. yüzyıl ve sonrasına tarihlenmektedir. Ayrıca MS 7. yüzyıl ve sonrasında bölgede yaşanan kaotik ortam neticesinde YNC-3 yerleşiminde küçülme yaşandığı ve buna bağlı olarak seramik yoğunluğunun da azaldığı anlaşılmıştır.

Keywords

Yenice Höyük, Geç Antik Çağ, Erken İslami Dönem, Seramik., Kırsal Yerleşim

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