Excavations on the north-central plateau

The Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age occupation at Çadır Höyük

Bibliographic Data

ID10960811
AuthorsSharon R Steadman (SUNY Cortland, corresponding author), Jennifer C Ross (Hood College), Gregory Mcmahon (0000-0002-3563-5888, University of New Hampshire at Manchester), Ronald L Gorny (University of Chicago)
Year2008
Volume58
Pages47-86
Publication date2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnatolian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0066-1546 • E-ISSN: 2048-0849
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0066154600008668
OpenAlexW2318170186
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited40

The last decade of excavations at Çadır Höyük, in the north-central region of the Anatolian plateau, has revealed a well-established Late Chalcolithic community with continuous occupation into the Early Bronze I period (mid fourth to early third millennium BC). While the Late Chalcolithic town was prosperous, with well-made houses and objects, and even monumental construction, the stability of the settlement had slipped by the Early Bronze I phase. We summarise here the results from ten seasons of work at the site and profile how the findings contribute to our understanding of Çadır's role in a larger regional context. We also offer possible explanations for the changing nature of the Çadır occupation during the periods detailed here

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Bronze · Bronze Age · Chalcolithic · Context (archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Period (music · Plateau (mathematics · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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