Kizzuwatna Archaeology
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"Our surveys in Ceyhan constitute the second stage of the fifth part of our surveys in Adana and Kayseri from 2002 onwards. We began our surveys here in 2005 after the completion of surveys in Tufanbeyli (2002-2005), Saimbeyli... more
Cilicia played a very important role in the history of civilizations, with its extensive arable lands and its position as a bridge between Anatolia, Mesopotamia and the Eastern Mediterranean, connecting these areas by land, sea and... more
"The main purpase; Archaeological and urban conservation area in the planning process in Tepebağ Höyük, the urban archaeology, investigate the process of urban transformation and creation Archaeopark, Republican Period rehabilitation... more
Adamotu (Mandragora sp.), Patlıcangiller (Solanaceae) familyasından, toprağın hemen üstünde gelişen rozet yapraklı, olgunlaştığında sarı renkli meyveli ve kazık köklü çok yıllık bir bitkidir. Ortadoğu’nun sıcak bölgelerinin doğal bir... more
The excavations in Tatarlı Höyük has stanked in 2007 by courtesy of The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate for Cultural Heritage and Museums and Çukurova University. After seven archaeological seasons, an enormous... more
Alanya, Hatay region extending to a wide range of ages of the oldest dating back to the Ottoman period, this book is accessible to any information about the process, easily understood and used by all walks reader was written in a... more
This chapter of my book in progress examines the ancient city Karahöyük-Konya in relation to the kingdom of Purušhanda.The chapter also describes the possible relations with the Göksu valley, Alalakh, Amuq valley, the Amanum and Taurus... more
Juni 2018 appendix 2 is added. Rockgraves at Firakdin. Many wonder why the relief of the king Hattusili III and queen Puduḫepa were made at Fırakdin.
The land Purušhanda was connected with the Luwian culture and religion. It appears to be a part of the Land of Luwiya. This book describes three phases of the history of the kingdom: the rise of a kingdom, the great kingdom and... more
Alanya, Hatay region extending to a wide range of ages of the oldest dating back to the Ottoman period, this book is accessible to any information about the process, easily understood and used by all walks reader was written in a... more
The kingdom of Purušhanda in the land Luwiya - Part III
chapters: 9. The prince of Purušhanda and 10. A Hurrian army into Arzawa
chapters: 9. The prince of Purušhanda and 10. A Hurrian army into Arzawa
In this article, 13 cylinder and stamp seals are examined. They were found at Tatarlı Höyük during the 2008–2012 excavations. The interesting and significant collection of cylinder and stamp seals of the second millennium BC reveals the... more
Tatarlı Höyük is one of the largest settlements of Cilicia Pedias (Campestris). It is located on the important commercial and military routes at the western exit of the Amanus Mountains, in the eastern part of the Ceyhan district of... more
"Bu çalışmada, Çukurova Bölgesi ve Anadolu’nun batı kesiminde yer alan M.Ö.II. binde yerleşmelere sahne olmuş belli başlı merkezlerde açığa çıkartılan arkeolojik verilerin olası ilişkileri ortaya konmaya çalışılmıştır. Çukurova Bölgesi... more
""The 2008 season of Tatarlı Höyük excavations, 35 km. east of Ceyhan, Adana, conducted by Çukurova University, yielded its first epigraphic finding which is an imprint of a stamp seal on a clay lump without any trace of attachment. The... more
Though the term “ḫilani” refers to an architectural form occurring in northern Syria during the early centuries of the 1st millennium BCE, the Middle Bronze II Building E of Tilmen Höyük in the Islahiye Valley and the Late Bronze I palace... more
This article presents a preliminary comparative stratigraphy of excavated sites in Plain Cilicia and one in Rough Cilicia. It is the outcome of three workshops held in 2014, 2015 and 2017. Plain Cilicia at the junction of Anatolia,... more
Çukurova Üniversitesi bünyesinde 1998 yılında kurulan Arkeoloji Bölümü’nün etkinlik ve çalışmalarının bir bölümünü ilk olarak sizlerle bu özel sayıda paylaşıyoruz..., Founded in 1998, the Department of Archaeology at the University of... more
Pictures of Topada 2018 and info about the adjoining underground settlement have been added. This chapter is a continuation of my article: titled " Is the city Parašhunta the same as the city Purušhanda? ". It describes certain... more
Excerpted from Chapter 21 of Kinyras: The Divine Lyre
Tatarlı Höyük is located at Tatarlı (Yedigöz/Yedioluk) köyü within the Ceyhan ilçesi, about 50 km. east of Adana. About 750 m. northeast of Tatarlı Höyük is Üçtepeler (alt. 132 m.) with a volcanic cone that had erupted in the... more
"Ceyhan Ovası’nda günümüze kadar bölgenin sağlıklı bir arkeolojik kültür envanteri çıkarılamamıştır. Bu bölgede yayını yapılmış arkeolojik yerleşmelerin bulunduğu alanlarda tarım, hızlı yapılaşma, endüstriyel gelişme gibi olumsuz... more