THE PEOPLE OF DIYARBAKIR/SALAT TEPE IN THE CHALCOLITHIC AND MIDDLE BRONZE AGE
MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY & ARCHAEOMETRY, cilt.15, sa.3, ss.237-247, 2015 (AHCI)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.5281/zenodo.32066
- Dergi Adı: MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGY & ARCHAEOMETRY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.237-247
- Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
In this study, 21 skeletons, obtained from rescue excavations conducted in Diyarbakir/Salat Tepe (Salat Hill) flooded by a lake formed by the Ilisu Dam, were examined in terms of paleopathology, paleodemography, morphology and non-metric features. The analysis of archaeological and anthropological findings reveal that the Salat Tepe people dated back to the Middle Bronze Age. Their small socio-economic structure based on agriculture, and the inhabitants lived a modest life in harsh conditions. The evidence of small and local agriculture, rather than being an advanced agricultural society, shows that Diyarbakir/Salat Tepe people share the general characteristics of ancient Anatolian societies of the period.