Three Human Graves of the Hassuna Culture in Türbe Höyük
Articles > Article · 2018
Authors: Ergül Kodaş, Haluk SAĞLAMTİMUR, Yılmaz Selim Erdal
Anatolia Antiqua, International, 2018, vol XXVI, pp 13-21
DOI: 10.4000/anatoliaantiqua.525
Summary
In the Near Eastern Neolithic, the burials of the Hassuna period are still represented by a very small group of artifacts and burials. At this point the three stone cists unearthed in Türbe Höyük become more valuable though a deeper understanding of the skeletal remains. The settlement of Türbe Höyük is located on the left bank of the Botan River on the foothills of the Taurus Mountains within the Siirt province. There are 16 skeletons found in these graves, skeletons of women, men and children. This study includes the presentation of both archaeological and anthropological examinations of those skeletons.