Sakyol | |
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Sakyol Location in Turkey | |
Coordinates: 38°55′19″N 38°50′10″E / 38.922°N 38.836°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Tunceli |
District | Çemişgezek |
Population (2021) | 54 |
Time zone | TRT (UTC+3) |
Sakyol (Kurdish: Pulur) is a village in the Çemişgezek District, Tunceli Province, Turkey.[1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Şikakî tribe and by Turks. It had a population of 54 in 2021.[2][3][4]
Archaeology
Pulur (Sakyol) is an important prehistoric archaeological site near the village (tr:Pulur / Sakyol Höyük) that had been flooded by the Keban Dam.[5] Rescue excavations were conducted here by Hamit Z. Koşay from 1968 to 1971 before the artificial lake was created.
Artifacts of the Kura-Araxes culture were found, as well as some religious-oriented structures. In front of the altars, terracotta cult hearths were located, which were unique to Kura-Araxes culture. Their inner space resembled a ship bow divided into three parts; the upper platforms were red-painted and decorated with geometric figures. Statuette of women and men, as well as of worship animals, such as horses, bulls and rams were found near these hearths. The horseshoe-shaped mobile shrines with ram protome sculptures, as well as three-legged pedestals, and phallus-shaped pendant figures were also of religious nature.
Pulur Sakyol mound represents one of the most extreme points in the northern spread of the Kura-Aras Culture.
In 2021, the waters of the lake receded because of a drought in the area, and the mound was investigated once again. An intra-settlement cemetery was located to the northwest of Pulur Sakyol. Some important elite tombs were found there.[6]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ↑ Andrews, Peter; Benninghaus, Rüdiger (2002). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey: Supplement and Index. pp. 55–56. ISBN 9783895002298.
- ↑ Aşiretler raporu (in Turkish) (3rd ed.). Kaynak Yayınları. 2014. p. 303.
- ↑ Pulur / Sakyol The Archaeological Settlements of Turkey - TAY Project
- ↑ Dec 8, 2021 - When the waters receded, the mounds of Pulur Sakyol and Yeniköy, bearing the traces of Kura-Aras Culture, came to light. - Arkeonews.net