EARLY SETTLEMENTS IN UPPER MEANDER VALLEY REGION ABSTRACT
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Archaeological surveys
which have been conducting in Afyonkarahisar and its districts since the year
2002 focused on the Upper Menderes Basin, Dinar being the center, between the
seasons 2013 and 2016. The sources of the River Menderes are located in the
northeast of the Basin. In the westernmost end of this valley lies the village
of Duman of the district of Dinar whereas Dikici Hüyük, close to Dinar town
center, is situated in the easternmost part. Although the state of the Upper
Menderes Valley in the Ancient period is partially known, we do not have many
materials concerning earlier eras. The history of the region from the Neolithic
Age to the Roman Era was investigated during the surveys we conducted in this
valley between 2013 and 2016. It was understood from these studies that the
history of the Upper Menderes Valley dates as far back as 7500 years ago. The
earliest findings belonging to this phase, which corresponds to the Late
Neolithic Age have so far been encountered in the locations of Kabaklı Kocakır,
Yüksel Hüyük and Dikici Hüyük. Settlements belonging to the Chalcolithic Age
are also seen in this area. The Kuyubaşı Hüyük in the village of Sütlaç can be
cited as an example of this. However,
the greatest concentrations of ancient settlements in the region are those that
belong to the Early Bronze Age. Findings belonging to the Early Bronze Age were
found in almost all of the mounds in the Upper Menderes Valley. This situation
indicates that the settlements in this area were scattered about 5000 years
before now and that there was an increase in population. It is observed that
the number of settlements in the region declined in the IInd Millennium B.C.
This change, which took place about 4000 years before now, is thought to have
been related to issues such as decrease in the number of small settlements in
this area, as in the whole of Anatolia, people’s living together in larger
communities, urbanization, emergence of states etc. This is most apparently
seen in Dikici Hüyük in the Valley section. Dikici Hüyük is located on the main
roads leading to the Lakes District as well as being on the roads that are
linked to the roads connecting the Aegean Region to the Konya Lowland. The
purpose of this study is to present, together with findings, the early period
(from the Neolithic Age to the Roman Period) in the fertile Upper Menderes
Valley.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
22 Haziran 2017
Gönderilme Tarihi
11 Nisan 2017
Kabul Tarihi
26 Nisan 2017
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2017 Sayı: 37