Area 872
Main Information
| Area ID | 872 |
| Site |
Yeşilova Höyük |
| Area type | settlement |
| Area NR | |
| Period | Anatolia: Early Neolithic Anatolia: Late Neolithic |
| Dating method | material culture radiocarbon dating |
| Radiocarbon dated | yes |
| Earliest date: Lab Number | |
| Earliest date: 14C age (BP) | |
| Earliest date: Calibration | None |
| Earliest date: 14C age calibrated (BC) | |
| Earliest date: Date of calibration | None |
| Earliest date: Standard deviation | None |
| Earliest date: Delta 13C | None |
| Earliest date: Dated by | |
| Latest date: Lab Number | |
| Latest date: 14C age (BP) | |
| Latest date: Calibration | None |
| Latest date: 14C age calibrated (BC) | |
| Latest date: Date of calibration | None |
| Latest date: Standard deviation | None |
| Latest date: Delta 13C | None |
| Latest date: Dated by | |
| Period Reference | |
| Comment | The Neolithic settlement can be found at Level III with a cultural deposit 3 m thick. 13 architectural layers have been defined, constituting the longest occupation phase of the mound. |
| Settlement type | tell |
| Settlement structure |
houses: agglutinated |
| Settlement building type |
one-room pit-house |
| Settlement building shape |
ovoid rectangular |
| Settlement building technique |
stone socket |
| Settlement archaeological features |
courtyard plastered floor stone platform |
| Cave/rockshelters type | None |
| Cave/rockshelters: Evidence of graves/human remains | |
| Cave/rockshelters: Evidence of occupation | |
| Quarry exploitation type | None |
| Quarry raw material | |
| Cemetery/graves topography | |
| Cemetery/graves mortuary features | |
| Grave: number of graves | |
| Grave type | |
| Grave: type of human remains | |
| Grave: estimated number of individuals | |
| Grave: age groups | |
| Grave: sexes | |
| Grave: number of female sex | None |
| Grave: number of male sex | None |
| Grave: number of not specified sex | None |
| Grave: disturbance of graves | |
| Description | Of the eight definable layers of this horizon in almost every layer there are clayey-mud deposits evidencing frequent flooding of the site. The pebble layer encountered as the uppermost horizon of Neolithic deposits must have resulted from a flooding that must have put an end to the Neolithic occupation. Databale to Levels III.3-5 there are only some insignificant foundation remains of structures. Level III.1 is a permanent settlement of a long duration with tent and hut-like structures. Level III.2 is considered as the highlight of the Neolithic era at the site. The founding of bigger buildings indicate of an increase in the population. The architectural remains of this period are rectangular structures with stone foundations. The buildings are attached to each other but do not have shared walls. These single room buildings are arranged around a common courtyard with doors facing West. The spaces between the structures and the courtyard were built with ground stones. The upper structure of the stone foundations were constructed by filling in with "kerpic" soil. On the southern parts of the structures there are stone platforms with plastered surfaces, where they seemingly functioned as places for food preparation. |
| Comment |
Location of the Site
Bibliography
| Reference |
Derin, Z., Yeşilova Höyük, 2012, |
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