Global InformationBoncuklu Tarla information
  Shown within Turkey  Boncuklu Tarla (Near East) | |
| Location | Ilısu, Dargeçit, Mardin Province, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Region | Southeastern Anatolia |
| Coordinates | 37°31′46″N 41°49′56″E / 37.529444°N 41.832361°E |
| Site notes | |
| Discovered | 2008 |
| Excavation dates | 2012–ongoing |
Boncuklu Tarla is an archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia of Turkey. It is the remains of a settlement occupied from the Late Epipalaeolithic to Pre-Pottery Neolithic B periods, starting over 12,000 years ago. It was discovered in 2008 during an archaeological survey in advance of the construction of the Ilısu Dam and has been excavated by a team from Mardin Museum since 2012.[1]
The discovery of a large communal building with stone pillars was reported at Boncuklu Tarla in 2019, prompting comparisons to Göbekli Tepe.[2][3] It is an early example of rectangular plan architecture.[4] The excavators also claimed to have found a sewer system, which if confirmed would be the oldest known in the world.[5][6]
- ^ Ergül, Kodaş (2019). "Un Nouveau Site du Néolithique Précéramique dans la Vallée du Haut Tigre: Résultats Préliminaires de Boncuklu Tarla" [A New Aceramic Neolithic Site in the Upper Tigris Valley: Preliminary results of Boncuklu Tarla] (PDF). Neo-Lithics (in French). 19. Ex Oriente: 3–15.
- ^ "Ancient temple found in Mardin". Hürriyet Daily News. 2019-10-31.
- ^ "Mardin'de Göbeklitepe ile yaşıt bir yapı gün yüzüne çıkarıldı". T24 (in Turkish). 2019-11-01.
- ^ Kodaş, Ergül (May 2021). "Communal Architecture at Boncuklu Tarla, Mardin Province, Turkey". Near Eastern Archaeology. 82 (2): 159–165. doi:10.1086/714072. S2CID 234794509.
- ^ Sincar, Halil Ibrahim (7 November 2019). "Archaeologists unearth ancient settlement in SE Turkey". Anadolu Agency.
- ^ "Neolithic Sewer System Uncovered in Southeastern Turkey". Archaeology Magazine. Archaeological Institute of America. 2019-11-08.