Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Arkeoloji Dergisi

Yazarlar: Hamza EKMEN

Konular:Arkeoloji

DOI:10.22520/tubaar.2021.28.005

Anahtar Kelimeler:İnönü Cave,Early Bronze Age,Filyos Culture,Western Black Sea,Black Topped Ware

Özet: İnönü Cave is a cave settlement located on the Western Black Sea coast. The findings obtained from level IV in the systematic excavations conducted in the cave since 2017 have contributed to the understanding of the Early Bronze Age cultural structure of the region. The analogical evaluation and radiocarbon analysis results of other small finds, especially pottery, obtained from this level indicate the presence of a settlement belonging to the second half of the 3rdmillennium BC in İnönü Cave. The quality and quantity of the finds and the evaluation of the architectural remains indicate the presence of a small-scale and perhaps even seasonal settlement in the cave for now. Although the pottery of level IV consists of a repertoire with a dominant local character, in terms of its characteristics presented here, it gives an idea about the relations of the region with Western Central Anatolia, Thrace, and the Balkans since the second half of the 3rd millennium BC.

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