Boncuklu Tarla

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]

Boncuklu Tarla
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Boncuklu Tarla (Near East)
LocationIlısu Mahallesi, Dargeçit, Mardin Province, Turkey
RegionSoutheastern Anatolia
Coordinates37.529444°N 41.832361°E / 37.529444; 41.832361
Site notes
Discovered2008
Excavation dates2012-ongoing

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]

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). Ex Oriente. 19: 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.
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