NEW PRE-POTTERY NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENTS FROM VùRANúEHùR DISTRICT

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In the present study, the Neolithic Period settlements at Baûaran Höyük, Baûaran-Herzo Tepe and Kocanizam Tepe located within the provincial borders of şanlıurfa province Viranûehir district. The properties of all settlements pertaining to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period are unearthed and significant findings are encountered as regards the civil architecture of that era. Arranged in the north-south direction and founded with 3-5 km intervals, such settlements revealed a unique property never encountered in the region before. Sefer Tepe settlement, which is already discovered and possessing identical properties with the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period settlements, such as Nevali Çori, Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe, containing “T” shaped pillars, is further examined under the scope of the present study. Baûaran Höyük, Baûaran-Herzo Tepesi and Kocanizam Tepe are discovered recently during the cultural inventory studies conducted in 2011

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Round Planned Building
• “T” Shaped Pillar
• Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period.

NEW PRE-POTTERY NEOLITHIC SETTLEMENTS FROM VùRANúEHùR DISTRICT

Öz

Abstract: In the present study, the Neolithic Period settlements at Baûaran Höyük, Baûaran-Herzo
Tepe and Kocanizam Tepe located within the provincial borders of úanlıurfa province Viranûehir district.
The properties of all settlements pertaining to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period are unearthed and significant findings are encountered as regards the civil architecture of that era. Arranged in the north-south direction and founded with 3-5 km intervals, such settlements revealed a unique property never encountered in the region before. Sefer Tepe settlement, which is already discovered and possessing identical
properties with the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period settlements, such as Nevali Çori, Göbekli Tepe and
Karahan Tepe, containing “T” shaped pillars, is further examined under the scope of the present study.
Baûaran Höyük, Baûaran-Herzo Tepesi and Kocanizam Tepe are discovered recently during the cultural
inventory studies conducted in 2011.  -Özet: Bu çalıûmada, úanlıurfa ili Viranûehir ilçesi sınırları içerisinde yer alan Baûaran Höyük, Baûaran-Herzo Tepesi ve Kocanizam Tepesi’nde bulunan Neolitik dönem yerleûimleri incelenmiûtir. Yerleûimlerin tümünün Çanak Çömleksiz Neolitik döneme ait özellikleri ortaya çıkartılmıû ve dönemin sivil mimarisi hakkında önemli bulgulara rastlanmıûtır. Kuzey-güney yönünde dizilmiû ve 3-5 km aralıklarla kurulmuû
olan bu yerleûimler bölgede benzeri görülmeyen bir özelliøi ortaya çıkarmıûtır. Daha önce tespit edilmiû
olan ve içinde “T” ûeklinde dikmetaûların yer aldıøı Nevali Çori, Göbekli Tepe ve Karahan Tepe gibi Çanak Çömleksiz Neolitik döneme ait merkezlerle benzer özelliklere sahip Sefer Tepe yerleûimi de bu araûtırma kapsamında tekrar incelenmiûtir. Baûaran Höyük, Baûaran-Herzo Tepesi ve Kocanizam Tepesi, 2011
yılında yapılan kültürel envanter çalıûmaları sırasında ilk kez keûfedilmiûtir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• sefer tepe
• T” Shaped Pillar
• viranşehir