Settlement Characteristics of Maydos Kilisetepe Mound in the Second Millenium BC

Abstract

In the excavations of Maydos-Kilisetepe mound on the European side of the Dardanelles since 2010, eightlayers have so far been identified dating from the Bronze Age onwards, even though the bedrock has not yetbeen reached. The excavated areas yielded a continuous stratification throughout the 2nd millennium, as wellas information about the settlement scheme, architectural traditions and innovations, defense and specialstructures was obtained. It has been confirmed that there is a partially parallelism between Troy and Maydosin terms of the beginning and ending times of the layers. The planning of the four settlements of the 2ndmillennium BC is a continuation of the Anatolian Settlement Scheme known from Western Anatolia. While atthe beginning of the 2nd millennium BC, the Maydos ceramic and small finds were under the influence ofNorthwest Anatolia, at the ongoing process, these characteristics have been seen to decrease as a result of therelationship with the cultures in the Balkans. The cultural links between Maydos and Western Anatolia,Aegean, Central and Southeast European cultures allow the re-evaluation of prehistoric knowledge ofNorthwest Anatolia.

Özet

Çanakkale Boğazı’nın Avrupa yakasında yer alan Maydos Kilisetepe Höyüğü’nde 2010 yılından

Keywords: Tunç Çağı, Çanakkale Boğazı, mimari, savunma yapıları, özel işlevli yapılar