Research Article

NEW DATA ON DATING OF THE EARLIEST CULTURAL LAYER AT ÇİĞDEMTEPE MOUND

Number: 36 December 12, 2025
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NEW DATA ON DATING OF THE EARLIEST CULTURAL LAYER AT ÇİĞDEMTEPE MOUND

Abstract

This study covers the dating of the ceramic finds from the earliest cultural layer at Çiğdemtepe Mound, one of the significant Early Bronze Age Kura-Araxes settlements in the Bayburt region, located in Northeastern Anatolia. The prime craftsmanship of Kura-Araxes culture, which emerged towards the end of the 4th millennium BC and prevailed in a wide area extending from Trans Caucasia to East and Northeast Anatolia, and from there to the Levant, is the Red-Black Burnished Ware. The form and color contrast in handmade pottery exhibit some variability within the expanse of this culture. Also, its distinctive architecture is notable, particularly house designs with circular plans. Today’s Bayburt region was under the influence of this culture, especially in the Early Bronze Ages. In the archaeological surveys and excavations carried out in the region, significant data belonging to the Kura-Araxes Culture have been obtained. Çiğdemtepe Mound also contains many elements of the material culture of Kura-Araxes. The light-colored Black-Topped Ware group may be the most significant archaeological find with its black burnished inner surface and brown-terracotta outer surface, which was revealed in the same layer as the Kura-Araxes ceramics. In this context, the aim of this paper is to date the ceramics based on the results of radiocarbon analysis of the charred wood samples taken from here which were found in the earliest cultural layer of the Çiğdemtepe Mound during the 2020 excavations.

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Project Number

9438

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeological Science, Ceramics in Archeology, Early Bronze Age Archeology, Habitat Archeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 2, 2025

Publication Date

December 12, 2025

Submission Date

June 30, 2025

Acceptance Date

September 19, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: 36

APA
Tavukçu, A. Y., & Akyüz, E. (2025). NEW DATA ON DATING OF THE EARLIEST CULTURAL LAYER AT ÇİĞDEMTEPE MOUND. Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 36, 533-560. https://doi.org/10.56597/kausbed.1728184
AMA
1.Tavukçu AY, Akyüz E. NEW DATA ON DATING OF THE EARLIEST CULTURAL LAYER AT ÇİĞDEMTEPE MOUND. kaüsbed. 2025;(36):533-560. doi:10.56597/kausbed.1728184
Chicago
Tavukçu, Ali Yalçın, and Erman Akyüz. 2025. “NEW DATA ON DATING OF THE EARLIEST CULTURAL LAYER AT ÇİĞDEMTEPE MOUND”. Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 36: 533-60. https://doi.org/10.56597/kausbed.1728184.
EndNote
Tavukçu AY, Akyüz E (December 1, 2025) NEW DATA ON DATING OF THE EARLIEST CULTURAL LAYER AT ÇİĞDEMTEPE MOUND. Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 36 533–560.
IEEE
[1]A. Y. Tavukçu and E. Akyüz, “NEW DATA ON DATING OF THE EARLIEST CULTURAL LAYER AT ÇİĞDEMTEPE MOUND”, kaüsbed, no. 36, pp. 533–560, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.56597/kausbed.1728184.
ISNAD
Tavukçu, Ali Yalçın - Akyüz, Erman. “NEW DATA ON DATING OF THE EARLIEST CULTURAL LAYER AT ÇİĞDEMTEPE MOUND”. Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 36 (December 1, 2025): 533-560. https://doi.org/10.56597/kausbed.1728184.
JAMA
1.Tavukçu AY, Akyüz E. NEW DATA ON DATING OF THE EARLIEST CULTURAL LAYER AT ÇİĞDEMTEPE MOUND. kaüsbed. 2025;:533–560.
MLA
Tavukçu, Ali Yalçın, and Erman Akyüz. “NEW DATA ON DATING OF THE EARLIEST CULTURAL LAYER AT ÇİĞDEMTEPE MOUND”. Kafkas Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 36, Dec. 2025, pp. 533-60, doi:10.56597/kausbed.1728184.
Vancouver
1.Ali Yalçın Tavukçu, Erman Akyüz. NEW DATA ON DATING OF THE EARLIEST CULTURAL LAYER AT ÇİĞDEMTEPE MOUND. kaüsbed. 2025 Dec. 1;(36):533-60. doi:10.56597/kausbed.1728184