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The discovery of a large communal building with stone pillars was reported at Boncuklu Tarla in 2019, prompting comparisons to [[Göbekli Tepe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ancient temple found in Mardin |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-temple-found-in-mardin-148145 |work=Hürriyet Daily News |date=2019-10-31 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mardin'de Göbeklitepe ile yaşıt bir yapı gün yüzüne çıkarıldı |url=https://t24.com.tr/haber/mardin-de-gobeklitepe-ile-yasit-bir-yapi-gun-yuzune-cikarildi,846342 |work=T24 |date=2019-11-01 |language=Turkish}}</ref> The excavators also claimed to have found a [[sewer system]], which if confirmed would be the oldest known in the world.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sincar |first1=Halil Ibrahim |title=Archaeologists unearth ancient settlement in SE Turkey |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-settlement-in-se-turkey/1638247 |work=Anadolu Agency |date=2019-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Neolithic Sewer System Uncovered in Southeastern Turkey |url=https://www.archaeology.org/news/8171-191108-turkey-sewer-system |work=Archaeology Magazine |publisher=[[Archaeological Institute of America]] |date=2019-11-08}}</ref>
The discovery of a large communal building with stone pillars was reported at Boncuklu Tarla in 2019, prompting comparisons to [[Göbekli Tepe]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ancient temple found in Mardin |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-temple-found-in-mardin-148145 |work=Hürriyet Daily News |date=2019-10-31 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Mardin'de Göbeklitepe ile yaşıt bir yapı gün yüzüne çıkarıldı |url=https://t24.com.tr/haber/mardin-de-gobeklitepe-ile-yasit-bir-yapi-gun-yuzune-cikarildi,846342 |work=T24 |date=2019-11-01 |language=Turkish}}</ref> The excavators also claimed to have found a [[sewer system]], which if confirmed would be the oldest known in the world.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sincar |first1=Halil Ibrahim |title=Archaeologists unearth ancient settlement in SE Turkey |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-settlement-in-se-turkey/1638247 |work=Anadolu Agency |date=2019-11-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Neolithic Sewer System Uncovered in Southeastern Turkey |url=https://www.archaeology.org/news/8171-191108-turkey-sewer-system |work=Archaeology Magazine |publisher=[[Archaeological Institute of America]] |date=2019-11-08}}</ref>

==Discovery==

Boncuklu Tarla was discovered in the province of [[Mardin]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kodas |first1=Ergül |title=Communal Architecture at Boncuklu Tarla, Mardin Province, Turkey |journal=Near Eastern Archaeology |date=2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sincar |first1=Halil Ibrahim |title=Archaeologists unearth ancient settlement in SE Turkey |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-settlement-in-se-turkey/1638247 |work=Anadolu Agency |date=07.11.2019}}</ref> The discovery was made during a prospecting dig near Ilisu dam. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kodas |first1=Ergül |title=Communal Architecture at Boncuklu Tarla, Mardin Province, Turkey |journal=Near Eastern Archaeology |date=2021}}</ref> The site underwent it’s first excavation in 2012 under the auspices of the Mardin Museum then followed by a second excavation by Dr. Ergül Kodaş of the University of Mardin Artuklu in 2017 <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kodas |first1=Ergül |title=Communal Architecture at Boncuklu Tarla, Mardin Province, Turkey |journal=Near Eastern Archaeology |date=2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ancient temple found in Mardin |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-temple-found-in-mardin-148145 |work=Hurriyet Daily News |date=31.10.2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:07, 13 May 2022

Boncuklu Tarla
Boncuklu Tarla is located in Turkey
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Boncuklu Tarla is located in Near East
Boncuklu Tarla
Boncuklu Tarla (Near East)
LocationIlısu Mahallesi, Dargeçit, Mardin Province, Turkey
RegionSoutheastern Anatolia
Coordinates37°31′46″N 41°49′56″E / 37.529444°N 41.832361°E / 37.529444; 41.832361
Site notes
Discovered2008
Excavation dates2012-ongoing

Boncuklu Tarla is an archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia of Turkey. It is the remains of a settlement occupied from the Late Epipalaeolithic to Pre-Pottery Neolithic B periods. It was discovered in 2008 during an archaeological survey in advance of the construction of the Ilısu Dam and has been excavated by a team from Mardin Museum since 2012.[1]

The discovery of a large communal building with stone pillars was reported at Boncuklu Tarla in 2019, prompting comparisons to Göbekli Tepe.[2][3] The excavators also claimed to have found a sewer system, which if confirmed would be the oldest known in the world.[4][5]

Discovery

Boncuklu Tarla was discovered in the province of Mardin in 2008.[6][7] The discovery was made during a prospecting dig near Ilisu dam. [8] The site underwent it’s first excavation in 2012 under the auspices of the Mardin Museum then followed by a second excavation by Dr. Ergül Kodaş of the University of Mardin Artuklu in 2017 [9][10]

References

  1. ^ Ergül, Kodaş (2019). "Un Nouveau Site du Néolithique Précéramique dans la Vallée du Haut Tigre : Résultats Préliminaires de Boncuklu Tarla" [A New Aceramic Neolithic Site in the Upper Tigris Valley: Preliminary results of Boncuklu Tarla] (PDF). Neo-Lithics (in French). 19. Ex Oriente: 3–15.
  2. ^ "Ancient temple found in Mardin". Hürriyet Daily News. 2019-10-31.
  3. ^ "Mardin'de Göbeklitepe ile yaşıt bir yapı gün yüzüne çıkarıldı". T24 (in Turkish). 2019-11-01.
  4. ^ Sincar, Halil Ibrahim (2019-11-07). "Archaeologists unearth ancient settlement in SE Turkey". Anadolu Agency.
  5. ^ "Neolithic Sewer System Uncovered in Southeastern Turkey". Archaeology Magazine. Archaeological Institute of America. 2019-11-08.
  6. ^ Kodas, Ergül (2021). "Communal Architecture at Boncuklu Tarla, Mardin Province, Turkey". Near Eastern Archaeology.
  7. ^ Sincar, Halil Ibrahim (07.11.2019). "Archaeologists unearth ancient settlement in SE Turkey". Anadolu Agency. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Kodas, Ergül (2021). "Communal Architecture at Boncuklu Tarla, Mardin Province, Turkey". Near Eastern Archaeology.
  9. ^ Kodas, Ergül (2021). "Communal Architecture at Boncuklu Tarla, Mardin Province, Turkey". Near Eastern Archaeology.
  10. ^ "Ancient temple found in Mardin". Hurriyet Daily News. 31.10.2019. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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