Excavations on the north-central plateau: The Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age occupation at Çadır Höyük

Abstract

The last decade of excavations at C. adir Hoyttk, in the north-central region of the Anatolian plateau, has revealed a well-established Late Chalcolithic community with continuous occupation into the Early Bronze I period (mid fourth to early third millennium BC). While the Late Chalcolithic town was prosperous, with well-made houses and objects, and even monumental construction, the stability of the settlement had slipped by the Early Bronze I phase. We summarise here the results from ten seasons of work at the site and profile how the findings contribute to our understanding of C, adir's role in a larger regional context. We also offer possible explanations for the changing nature of the C,adir occupation during the periods detailed here. OzetOrta Anadolu platosunun kuzeyinde yer alan C, adir Hoyuk'te son on yildir yuriitiilen kazilar, Erken Bronz I evresine (4. bin ortalan -3. bin ba §i) kadar kesintisiz olarak devam eden iyi yapilanmig bir Gee, Kalkolitik yerlegimi ortaya cikarmi §tir. Gee, Kalkolitik yerle §im ozenle yapilmis, evleri ve egyalan, hatta anitsal yapilari ile varsil bir yerlegimken, bunu izleyen Erken Bronz I evresinde bu ozellikler kaybolmugtur. Bu makalede C, adir Hoyuk'te yapilan 10 sezonluk cah §manin sonuglan ozetlenmekte ve ele gegen buluntulann yerlegimin geni § cografya biitiinu igindeki roluniin anla §ilmasi konusunda nasil yardimci oldugu aktanlmaktadir. Ayrica Qadir'da sozii edilen donemlerde gozlenen yerle §im farkliliklan icin olasi agiklamalar da konu edilmektedir. The survey and excavations at Qadir could not have been accomplished without the exceptional people who make up the ARP/gadir excavation team. The authors of this article are members of the senior staff: Ronald Gorny, who directs the entire project; and core personnel including

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