Caria is an underinvestigated part of West Anatolia in terms of the Early Bronze Age (EBA). For this reason, the study on new archaeological data obtained through excavations is particularly important for the region. This paper focuses on a new Early Bronze Age cemetery unearthed during the rescue excavation by Muğla Museum in the coal basin in Yatağan district. The main subject of the study consists of 19 tombs (all of which are pithoi or pots except for one), pottery and metals discovered in Çapalıbağ. The northern part of the cemetery started being used as of EBA IA, whilst the southern part was in use during EBA IB/IIA. While pottery retained some characteristics of chalcolithic period, the Carian late-EBA II traits did not fully emerge yet. Metal finds, all of which date to EBA IB/IIA, demonstrated the use of gold, silver and copper/copper alloy and especially the coating technique in the region in an early stage. The cemetery was used between 3100-2600 BC according to the results of absolute aging obtained from the graves.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Archaeology |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | June 30, 2020 |
Submission Date | January 30, 2020 |
Acceptance Date | March 8, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 |
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