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Excavations at Salat Tepe in the Upper Tigris Region: Stratigraphical Sequence and Preliminary Results of the 2005-2006 Seasons

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Abstract

Salat Tepe is one of the ancient settlements within the flooding area of the Ihsu-Dam. The excavations revealed seven main periods divided by gaps. The earliest occupation on the natural hill is dated to the Late Ubaid Period. The Early Bronze Age is represented by ceramic material within the wash layers and disturbed contexts of the Middle Bronze Age, pointing to a probable usage in this period. In the Middle Bronze Age a large mudbrick building was constructed on the mound summit, which collapsed, probably in an earthquake. The mound summit was resettled immediately after the destruction. The pottery assemblages of these buildings represent North Syrian cultural characteristics and local production. After a gap, semi-subterranean rounded dwellings containing Early Iron Age pottery were dug into the ruins of the building. Granary pits have been dug on the mound summit since the late 1st Millennium BC. The site was a place for temporary dwellings dating to the Hellenistic Period, to the Medieval Age and later periods. The mound was used as a place for graves since the Medieval Age, and the edges of the mound are still used as a graveyard.

How to Cite:

Ökse, A., (2006) “Excavations at Salat Tepe in the Upper Tigris Region: Stratigraphical Sequence and Preliminary Results of the 2005-2006 Seasons”, Akkadica 127(2), 167–197. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/akkadica.99565

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