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Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia

Güzelyurt Körfezi Tarihöncesi Yüzey Araştırması Ön Rapor: Orga-Kourvelia ve Vasilia-Mosphilia Çaytaşı Aletleri

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177–196
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2021-12-31
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In line with the data obtained as a result of our research, it refers to the idea that hominins may have visited the island much earlier than known, and it will be encouraging to other researchers who wish to research the Paleolithic Age in Cyprus.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This paper aims to represent an assemblage of choppers and chopping tools collected from the Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey in Cyprus, together with their natural environment.
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Key Findings & Data:In total, 13 pebble tools open the door to the possibility that the first human activity in Cyprus could be dated earlier than previously accepted and contribute to debates of hominin mobility in the Mediterranean islands from the mainland.
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Conclusion & Impact:In line with the data obtained as a result of our research, it refers to the idea that hominins may have visited the island much earlier than known, and it will be encouraging to other researchers who wish to research the Paleolithic Age in Cyprus.
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⚙️Variables:Çaytaşı Aletler · Kıbrıs · Paleolitik Çağ

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This paper aims to represent an assemblage of choppers and chopping tools collected from the Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey in Cyprus, together with their natural environment. Two new possible Early Paleolithic sites, Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia, which are very close, have been identified. In total, 13 pebble tools open the door to the possibility that the first human activity in Cyprus could be dated earlier than previously accepted and contribute to debates of hominin mobility in the Mediterranean islands from the mainland. In line with the data obtained as a result of our research, it refers to the idea that hominins may have visited the island much earlier than known, and it will be encouraging to other researchers who wish to research the Paleolithic Age in Cyprus.

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Bu makale, Kıbrıs’ta gerçekleştirilen, Güzelyurt Körfezi Prehistorik Yüzey Araştırması kapsamında saptanan Satır ve Kıyıcı topluluğunu doğal çevresi ile birlikte sunmayı amaçlamaktadır. Birbirine çok yakın mesafede olan Orga-Kourvelia ve Vasilia-Mosphilia adlı iki yeni olası Erken Paleolitik buluntu yeri belirlenmiştir. Bahsi geçen buluntu yerlerinde karşılaşılan 13 çaytaşı alet, Kıbrıs'taki ilk insan faaliyetinin önceden kabul edilenden daha erkene tarihlenebileceği ihtimalini işaret etmektedir. Buna ek olarak anakaradan Akdeniz adalarına gerçekleştirilen hominin hareketliliği üzerine devam eden tartışmalara katkıda bulunmaktadır. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen veriler, homininlerin adayı bilinenden çok daha önce ziyaret etmiş olabileceği fikrine atıfta bulunurken Kıbrıs'ta Paleolitik Çağ'ı araştıracak uzmanlara katkıda bulunacaktır.

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YURTDAŞ, E., ÖZERENLER, M. (2021). Morphou Bay Prehistoric Survey Preliminary Report: Pebble Tools from Orga-Kourvelia and Vasilia-Mosphilia. TÜBA-AR Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 0 - Sayı: 29, 177–196. https://ajindex.com/articles/810252

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