JAFAR ABAD VE TU ALİ SOFLA KURGAN KAZILARINDA ELE GEÇEN HAYVAN KEMİK KALINTILARI, KUZEYBATI İRAN 2010 VE 2013 SEZONU

Abstract

Mezarlardan ele geçen Arkeoloji veriler çok değerli bilgiler vermektedir. En önemlisi göçebe halkların bir çokyönlerini aydınlatmaktadır. Avrasya Atlı Göçebe Savaşçılarının önemli mimarisi olan Kurgan mezarlarındaele geçen Arkeolojik verilerin ışığında ise bu kavimin hakkındaki sosyal tabakalanmanın oluşumu ve nedenleri,etnografya, ekonomi, kronoloji, ölü gömme gelenekleri, diyetsel çeşitlilik ve ilaveten bir çok karanlık noktaaydınlatılmaktadı. Bu çalışmada Kuzey Batı Iran’da Araz Nehir kıyısının güne kısmında yer alan Jafar Abad ve TuAli Sofla Kurganları’ndan ele geçen kemik buluntular üzerinde inceleme ve değerlendirme yapılacaktır. Ele geçenkemik buluntuların araştırma sonucunda hayvan gömüleri ve hayvan’dan yapılmış eserler olarak iki gurub olaraktespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Avrasya Atlı Göçebe Savaşçıları,Kurgan,Hayvan Gömüleri,Kemik Eserler

ANIMAL REMAINS EXCAVATED AT JAFAR ABAD AND TU ALİ SOFLA KURGANS, NORTHWEST IRAN 2010 AND 2013 SEASONS

Abstract

Included among the coherent archaeological data that gives archaeologists the best insight into intangible facets of past cultures, in particular nomadic groups, are burials and mortuary customs. Study of kurgans and associated material culture will shed a blaze of light on the chronology, ethnography, social classes, subsistence system and dietary diversity of the so-called Eurasian Warrior Nomads, bringing further aspects of their culture into light. The present paper explored the animal remains attested in the kurgans of Jafar Abad and Tu Ali Sofla in the southern Aras River Basin of Northwest Iran. Thus, the animal burials and the grave goods made of animal bones and marine animals, which account for a major part of the recovered assemblages, are presented and discussed here

Keywords

• Eurasian Nomadic Warrior Groups,Kurgans,Animal Burials,Bone Tools

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