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GİRMELER CAVE - A CHALCOLITHIC SETTLEMENT IN LYCIA

GİRMELER MAĞARASI - LYKİA'DA BİR KALKOLİTİK DÖNEM YERLEŞİMİ

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166–183
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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The authors have conducted archaeological excavations at Girmeler in 2010.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The cave site of Girmeler is named after the nearby village and is located at the foot of a rocky outcrop in the valley of the Eşen River (the Xanthos River in antiquity) in western Lycia near the ancient town of Tlos.
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Key Findings & Data:The cave site was discovered by staff members of the Fethiye Museum only after it was severely damaged in 1985.
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Conclusion & Impact:The authors have conducted archaeological excavations at Girmeler in 2010.
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The cave site of Girmeler is named after the nearby village and is located at the foot of a rocky outcrop in the valley of the Eşen River (the Xanthos River in antiquity) in western Lycia near the ancient town of Tlos. The cave site was discovered by staff members of the Fethiye Museum only after it was severely damaged in 1985. According to our investigations the earliest signs of human settlement activities come from hunter-gatherer-groups belonging to the Epi-paleolithic/Mesolithic cultures. Another important result of our work was the discovery of a former settlement mound in the open space just in front of the caves where people had settled during the Early Chalcolithic period. The ceramic finds from this period show close parallels with material from the Burdur Lake region. After a long habitation gap the site was used during Hellenistic and Roman times probably as a bath in connection with a nearby hot thermal spring. The authors have conducted archaeological excavations at Girmeler in 2010.

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Adını hemen yanı başındaki ılıcadan alan Girmeler Mağarası, Eşen Çayı (Ksanthos) Vadisi'ne açılan yüksekçe kayalık teraslarda, antik dönem batı Lykia'sında, Tlos yakınlarında yer alır. 1985 yılında ağır tahribat geçiren yerleşimde ilk belgelemeler Fethiye Müzesi tarafından yapılmış ve buranın bir mağara yerleşimi olduğu tespiti getirilmiştir. Araştırmalarımız Alandaki yerleşim izi Epipaleolitik-Mezolitik Dönemlerde avcı-toplayıcı kültürle başlar. Çalışmalarımız bu evreden sonra Erken Kalkolitik Dönem'de, mağara önündeki düzlük alanda höyük biçimli yerleşim olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Keramik malzemesi ile en yakın paralelleri Burdur/Göller Yöresi'nde izlenir. Uzun bir terk edilişin ardından Hellenistik ve Roma Dönemleri'nde hamam işlevli kullanılır. Makalenin yazarlarınca, 2010 yılında, alanda kazı çalışmaları yürütülmüştür.

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BECKS, R., BECKS, B. A. P. (2022). GİRMELER CAVE - A CHALCOLITHIC SETTLEMENT IN LYCIA. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 8, 166–183. https://ajindex.com/articles/580099

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