Papers by Eşref Erbil
Arkeoloji ve Sanat Dergisi
Revista de la Sociedad Geológica de España, 2021
The relatively large body dimensions of the remains, which are attributed to Procavia capensis (t... more The relatively large body dimensions of the remains, which are attributed to Procavia capensis (the rock hyrax) indicate that the climate was relatively cool and humid, more so than the region where the nearest extant neighbours survive, the subspecies Procavia capensis syriaca, which is a smaller animal living in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel.
L’anthropologie, 2021
Western Anatolia is the poorest region in terms of Turkey’s
Palaeolithic finds. In the past years... more Western Anatolia is the poorest region in terms of Turkey’s
Palaeolithic finds. In the past years, only a few Palaeolithic
artefacts were known from the surface in the provinces of İzmir,
Manisa, Kütahya and Afyonkarahisar in western Anatolia. After the
fossil Homo erectus skull fragment was found in the travertine
deposits in Kocabas¸ (Denizli) in 2002, the importance of the region
more increased. After this important discovery, Dr. Kadriye Özçelik
started a Palaeolithic survey in Denizli and found a large number of
chipped stone tools from the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic
periods. Nevertheless, the last important Palaeolithic discovery in
the region was made in Sürmecik (Banaz-Uşak) in 2015. This is an
open-air campsite belonging to the Middle Palaeolithic period.
Here is also a mining area where a mining operation is conducted.
The chipped stone artefacts of the Sürmecik Palaeolithic open-air
campsite come from a clay layer between hematite and limonite
deposits under a travertine layer of about 4.5–5 meters in
thickness. Faunal remains represent mostly by equids species.
All stages of Mousterian culture are clearly visible in this open-air campsite. Sürmecik is the richest middle Palaeolithic open-air
campsite in Turkey. The 83,002 lithic pieces were collected in
the excavations carried out in 2016 and 2017. It is thought that the
lithic assemblage will exceed 100,000 with the ongoing studies.
The group of bifacial leaf points in this collection is seen in Turkey
for the first time. Four master thesis studies started on the lithic
material of Sürmecik. It is planned to take some samples for dating
analysis along with ongoing studies.
Western Anatolia is the poorest region in terms of Turkey's Palaeolithic finds. In the past years... more Western Anatolia is the poorest region in terms of Turkey's Palaeolithic finds. In the past years, only a few Palaeolithic artefacts were known from the surface in the provinces of İzmir, Manisa, Kütahya and Afyonkarahisar in western Anatolia. After the fossil Homo erectus skull fragment was found in the travertine deposits in Kocabaş (Denizli) in 2002, the importance of the region more increased. After this important discovery, Dr. Kadriye Özçelik started a Palaeolithic survey in Denizli and found a large number of chipped stone tools from the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic periods. Nevertheless, the last important Palaeolithic discovery in the region was made in Sürmecik (Banaz-Uşak) in 2015. This is an open-air campsite belonging to the Middle Palaeolithic period. Here is also a mining area where a mining operation is conducted. The chipped stone artefacts of the Sürmecik Palaeolithic open-air campsite come from a clay layer between hematite and limonite deposits under a travertine layer of about 4.5–5 meters in thickness. Faunal remains represent mostly by equids species. All stages of Mousterian culture are clearly visible in this open-air campsite. Sürmecik is the richest middle Palaeolithic open-air campsite in Turkey. The 83,002 lithic pieces were collected in the excavations carried out in 2016 and 2017. It is thought that the lithic assemblage will exceed 100,000 with the ongoing studies. The group of bifacial leaf points in this collection is seen in Turkey for the first time. Four master thesis studies started on the lithic material of Sürmecik. It is planned to take some samples for dating analysis along with ongoing studies.
35. Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı, 2018
2013’de başlatmış olduğumuz ‚Sakarya İli Tarih Öncesi Arkeolojisi Yüzey Araştırması‛ projemiz 201... more 2013’de başlatmış olduğumuz ‚Sakarya İli Tarih Öncesi Arkeolojisi Yüzey Araştırması‛ projemiz 2016 yılındaki son sezon çalışmaları sonucunda tamamlanmış bulunmaktadır. Heyet üyelerimiz Başkan Prof. Dr. Metin Kartal, Başkan Yardımcısı Araş. Gör. Eşref Erbil ve Arkeolog Murat Özturan’dan oluşmuştur. Araştırma ekibimizin T. C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Temsilcisi Zonguldak- Ereğli Müzesi arkeologlarından Sayın Ünver Göçen olmuştur. Şimdiye değin yapmış olduğumuz 2013, 2014 ve 2015 yılları çalışmalarımız Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantıları bildiri kitaplarında yayınlanmıştır (Kartal ve diğ., 2015; Kartal ve diğ., 2016; Kartal ve Erbil, 2017).
Anadolu Arkeolojisinde Taş Aletler: Teori, Metot, Pratik
FIELD REPORTS by Eşref Erbil
39. Kazı Sonuçları Toplantısı, 2018
Conference Presentations by Eşref Erbil
35. Arkeometri Sonuçları Toplantısı, 2020
A.Ü. DTCF, Arkeoloji Bölümü Kazı ve Araştırmalar Sempozyumu (2019) Poster Sunumu
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Papers by Eşref Erbil
Palaeolithic finds. In the past years, only a few Palaeolithic
artefacts were known from the surface in the provinces of İzmir,
Manisa, Kütahya and Afyonkarahisar in western Anatolia. After the
fossil Homo erectus skull fragment was found in the travertine
deposits in Kocabas¸ (Denizli) in 2002, the importance of the region
more increased. After this important discovery, Dr. Kadriye Özçelik
started a Palaeolithic survey in Denizli and found a large number of
chipped stone tools from the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic
periods. Nevertheless, the last important Palaeolithic discovery in
the region was made in Sürmecik (Banaz-Uşak) in 2015. This is an
open-air campsite belonging to the Middle Palaeolithic period.
Here is also a mining area where a mining operation is conducted.
The chipped stone artefacts of the Sürmecik Palaeolithic open-air
campsite come from a clay layer between hematite and limonite
deposits under a travertine layer of about 4.5–5 meters in
thickness. Faunal remains represent mostly by equids species.
All stages of Mousterian culture are clearly visible in this open-air campsite. Sürmecik is the richest middle Palaeolithic open-air
campsite in Turkey. The 83,002 lithic pieces were collected in
the excavations carried out in 2016 and 2017. It is thought that the
lithic assemblage will exceed 100,000 with the ongoing studies.
The group of bifacial leaf points in this collection is seen in Turkey
for the first time. Four master thesis studies started on the lithic
material of Sürmecik. It is planned to take some samples for dating
analysis along with ongoing studies.
FIELD REPORTS by Eşref Erbil
Conference Presentations by Eşref Erbil
Palaeolithic finds. In the past years, only a few Palaeolithic
artefacts were known from the surface in the provinces of İzmir,
Manisa, Kütahya and Afyonkarahisar in western Anatolia. After the
fossil Homo erectus skull fragment was found in the travertine
deposits in Kocabas¸ (Denizli) in 2002, the importance of the region
more increased. After this important discovery, Dr. Kadriye Özçelik
started a Palaeolithic survey in Denizli and found a large number of
chipped stone tools from the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic
periods. Nevertheless, the last important Palaeolithic discovery in
the region was made in Sürmecik (Banaz-Uşak) in 2015. This is an
open-air campsite belonging to the Middle Palaeolithic period.
Here is also a mining area where a mining operation is conducted.
The chipped stone artefacts of the Sürmecik Palaeolithic open-air
campsite come from a clay layer between hematite and limonite
deposits under a travertine layer of about 4.5–5 meters in
thickness. Faunal remains represent mostly by equids species.
All stages of Mousterian culture are clearly visible in this open-air campsite. Sürmecik is the richest middle Palaeolithic open-air
campsite in Turkey. The 83,002 lithic pieces were collected in
the excavations carried out in 2016 and 2017. It is thought that the
lithic assemblage will exceed 100,000 with the ongoing studies.
The group of bifacial leaf points in this collection is seen in Turkey
for the first time. Four master thesis studies started on the lithic
material of Sürmecik. It is planned to take some samples for dating
analysis along with ongoing studies.