Kendale Hecala on the Ambar Çay in the Upper Tigris Region: The First Preliminary Report on the 2018-2019 Excavations

Authors : Şakir CAN, Şeyma ÇİFTÇİ

Pages : 39-64

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Publication Date : 2023-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study offers preliminary results and a tentative chronology of Kendale Hecala, a small multiperiod site located in the northernmost part of Mesopotamia and excavated in 2018-19 as part of Ambar Dam Rescue Excavations. The site was initially settled in the Late Neolithic period insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ca. 7200 BC); with subsequent occupations dated to the Early Ubaid period insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ca. 5200/5100-4800 BC);, as indicated by characteristic decorated pottery, and in the Middle Age insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ca. 8th-14th centuries AD);. The Late Neolithic period, represented by pisé walls, is thus far only documented in one trench. The Early Ubaid architecture is characterized by the stone foundations of one or two-room buildings. The Middle Age levels produced architecture in the form of stone foundations and unique pot burials.
Keywords : Kendale Hecala, Ambar Çay, Late Neolithic, Early Ubaid, Middle Age, Upper Tigris Basin