Serdar Ünan | Museum of Kütahya, Türkiye (original) (raw)

Report by Serdar Ünan

978-625-7799-18-8, 2020

An irrigation dam project was carried out by DSI at the village of Kureyşler, Aslanapa district, ... more An irrigation dam project was carried out by DSI at the village of Kureyşler, Aslanapa district, Kütahya province and the construction has been completed. In this area, there are Höyüktepe, Attepe Settlement, Dereköy Necropolis and Almacık Bridge, which are registered as Grade 1 protected Archaeological Sites. Since the those archaeological sites are located in the dam lake basin, studies have been carried out by Kütahya Museum Directorate under the responsibility of Museum expert Archaeologist (MA) Serdar ÜNAN for three years. There is an avarage of 3 km distance between Höyüktepe, Attepe Settlement and Dereköy Necropolis and the studies were conducted between 2014 and 2016. The borders of Höyüktepe were determined as 200 m in east-west and north-south directions, and it was determined to be a medium sized mound which is the first place the Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavation was started. Attepe Settlement is located northeast of Kureyşler village, approximately 3 km east of Höyüktepe. Dereköy Necropolis is located in Dere village, Kızlar Yeri locality. The first rescue excavation in this area was carried out in 2013 by Kütahya Museum Directorate. Field work was carried out for 6 mounths during the 2015 excavation season at three areas, namely Höyüktepe, Attepe Settlement and Dereköy Necropolis. 56 squares, each measuring 10.00x10.00m, at Höyüktepe, 31 squares at Attape and 7 at Dereköy were excavated. In the 2016 excavation season, it was possible to work for three months. 23 squares were studied at Höyüktepe and 1 square at Attepe. At Höyüktepe settlement; four different periods: Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Hellenistic and Late Roman Periods; at Attepe Settlement Late Eastern Roman Period settlement dated to 10 11st century AD were identified. Marble sarcophagi of secondary use dating to the Roman Imperial Period and tombs dating to the Late Eastern Roman Period (10-11st century AD) were unearthed at Dereköy Necropolis. The results of the archaeological excavations conducted at the Höyüktepe Settlement and the Dereköy Necropolis in 2014 were immediately published in 2015 in the book titled “Kütahya, Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations 2014”. This book titled “Kütahya, Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations 2015-2016” has been prepared for publication, this is the continuation of the mentioned book. This book contains the articles about these subjects: the Early Bronze Age II architecture, pottery, metallurgical finds, seals, bone tools, figurines, terracotta brushes, textile group, chipped and ground stones of Höyüktepe settlemet; and Middle Bronze Age architecture, pottery and small finds of the Höyüktepe Settlement. Also there are articles about the Late Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Period, its architecture, coins, metal artifacts, lead seals. Architecture and metal finds of Attepe Settlement are worth mentioning. The articles that evaluate findings of Höyüktepe, Attepe settlements and Dereköy Necropolis as a whole are about the tomb types and death practices, glass ware, pottery, metal finds, archaeobotanical finds, anthropological remains, faunal studies. Beside these there are articles about Paleolithic researches, georadar, metal analyses, paleoclimatology and geomorphological researches. The findings were reflected in the studies by using carbon 14 age determination and dendrochronology methods within the scope of archaeometry. Dating results are also included in related articles. This book includes articles particularly by Serdar ÜNAN, who took the scientific responsibility of the Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations, scientific consultants, archaelogists and academics working in different universities in Turkey and the World who participated and contributed to the Kureyşler Rescue Excavations.

Edited Books by Serdar Ünan

978-625-7799-37-9, 2021

Kütahya ilinin 25 km kuzeybatısında, Çelikler Seyitömer Elektrik Üretim AŞ sahası içerisinde yer ... more Kütahya ilinin 25 km kuzeybatısında, Çelikler Seyitömer Elektrik Üretim AŞ sahası içerisinde yer alan Seyitömer Höyük'teki kurtarma kazısı çalışmaları, 2019 yılında olduğu gibi, 2020 yılında da Kütahya Müzesi Müdürlüğünce gerçekleştirilmiştir. Höyüğün üst düzlüğünde Erken Tunç Çağı III (V. Tabaka) tabakasının geç evresi olan V/D tabakasının kaldırılmasıyla birlikte ETÇ II'den ETÇ III'e geçişi temsil eden VI. tabaka açılmıştır. Höyüğün güneybatısında ise ETÇ II'ye tarihlendirilen VI/A tabakasına ait radyal plan oluşturduğu düşünülen yapıların bir kısmı açığa çıkarılmıştır. Höyüğün güneybatı yamacında V/D yerleşiminin takibi sonucunda yamaç yerleşmesi bulguları saptanmıştır. Orta Tunç Çağı suru çevresinde ve Roma Dönemi yerleşiminde de çalışmalar gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu makale, 2020 yılı kazı sezonunda gerçekleştirilen arkeolojik kazının bir özeti niteliğindedir.

978-625-7799-18-8, 2020

An irrigation dam project was carried out by DSI at the village of Kureyşler, Aslanapa district, ... more An irrigation dam project was carried out by DSI at the village of Kureyşler, Aslanapa district, Kütahya province and the construction has been completed. In this area, there are Höyüktepe, Attepe Settlement, Dereköy Necropolis and Almacık Bridge, which are registered as Grade 1 protected Archaeological Sites. Since the those archaeological sites are located in the dam lake basin, studies have been carried out by Kütahya Museum Directorate under the responsibility of Museum expert Archaeologist (MA) Serdar ÜNAN for three years. There is an avarage of 3 km distance between Höyüktepe, Attepe Settlement and Dereköy Necropolis and the studies were conducted between 2014 and 2016. The borders of Höyüktepe were determined as 200 m in east-west and north-south directions, and it was determined to be a medium sized mound which is the first place the Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavation was started. Attepe Settlement is located northeast of Kureyşler village, approximately 3 km east of Höyüktepe. Dereköy Necropolis is located in Dere village, Kızlar Yeri locality. The first rescue excavation in this area was carried out in 2013 by Kütahya Museum Directorate. Field work was carried out for 6 mounths during the 2015 excavation season at three areas, namely Höyüktepe, Attepe Settlement and Dereköy Necropolis. 56 squares, each measuring 10.00x10.00m, at Höyüktepe, 31 squares at Attape and 7 at Dereköy were excavated. In the 2016 excavation season, it was possible to work for three months. 23 squares were studied at Höyüktepe and 1 square at Attepe. At Höyüktepe settlement; four different periods: Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Hellenistic and Late Roman Periods; at Attepe Settlement Late Eastern Roman Period settlement dated to 10-11st century AD were identified. Marble sarcophagi of secondary use dating to the Roman Imperial Period and tombs dating to the Late Eastern Roman Period (10-11st century AD) were unearthed at Dereköy Necropolis.
The results of the archaeological excavations conducted at the Höyüktepe Settlement and the Dereköy Necropolis in 2014 were immediately published in 2015 in the book titled “Kütahya, Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations 2014”1. This book titled “Kütahya, Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations 2015-2016” has been prepared for publication, this is the continuation of the mentioned book. This book contains the articles about these subjects: the Early Bronze Age II architecture, pottery, metallurgical finds, seals, bone tools, figurines, terracotta brushes, textile group, chipped and ground stones of Höyüktepe settlemet; and Middle Bronze Age architecture, pottery and small finds of the Höyüktepe Settlement. Also there are articles about the Late Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Period, its architecture, coins, metal artifacts, lead seals. Architecture and metal finds of Attepe Settlement are worth mentioning. The articles that evaluate findings of Höyüktepe, Attepe settlements and Dereköy Necropolis as a whole are about the tomb types and death practices, glass ware-, pottery, metal finds, archaeobotanical finds, anthropological remains, faunal studies. Beside these there are articles about Paleolithic researches, georadar, metal analyses, paleoclimatology and geomorphological researches. The findings were reflected in the studies by using carbon 14 age determination and dendrochronology methods within the scope of archaeometry. Dating results are also included in related articles.
This book includes articles particularly by Serdar ÜNAN, who took the scientific responsibility of the Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations, scientific consultants, archaelogists and academics working in different universities in Turkey and the World who participated and contributed to the Kureyşler Rescue Excavations.

Kütahya Arkeoloji, Sanat Tarihi ve Tarih Araştırmaları (Kütahya Müzesi 2019 Yıllığı), 2020

My appointment of the Kütahya Museum coincides with January 2013, but long before the year I took... more My appointment of the Kütahya Museum coincides with January 2013, but long before the year I took office, my coincidental relationship with Kütahya had already begun, which my first acquaintance dates back to my years as a student at Anadolu University. At that time, I warmed to Kütahya with trips to see both the Kütahya Museum and its historical streets, as well as the ancient city of Aizanoi. In the early 2000s, this acquaintance was strengthened due to my military service in the Kütahya Air Force Training Brigade. During the years I was in task of the Samsun museum, two of my duties as a representative of many ministries were in the excavation of Seyitömer Höyük. From those days, I can only understand that it is not a coincidence that my acquaintance with Kütahya was so close.
In 2013, when I had the opportunity to get to know the region, its archaeology well, as well as the Kütahya Museum and the director of the museum, Mr. Metin TÜRKTÜZÜN, its employees, I started working with the acquaintance and speed of someone who had just started his task, not as if he had come to complete a unfinished job. As the staff of Mr. Metin TÜRKTÜZÜN, the director of the Museum, who I knew for many years of his work in the Kütahya Museum, I worked closely with him. In accordance with a solidarity and agreement between me and Mr. Metin, which is not named but makes its presence felt every step of the way, I had the chance to visit and study almost all the important archaeological sites of the province together under his guidance. When I opened my new ideas for museum work to Mr. Metin, whose contribution and effort in the coming of the Kütahya Museum to this day, I became a close witness to supporting these new ideas by participating in all of these ideas and not having a moment's disagreement with him for seven years. As the head of the Kütahya Museum was a director who loved the profession of archaeology so much, it was obligatory for us to work from the heart. Since the intensity and scope of rescue excavation work has attracted my attention since 2013, I opened my idea to Mr. Metin to create Museum annuals with scientific articles of these rescue excavations and works included in the museum inventory. Mr. Metin, who was always open to all kinds of ideas that developed the museum,supported this idea without hesitation and laid the foundations for the annual Kütahya Museum to become a respected state that is recognized and accepted by all scientific circles. Thus, the 2013 Yearbook, the first issue of which was published in 2014, began to be published. I edited the seventh number prepared for publication this year, with the new name of Kütahya Archeology, Art History and History Studies (Yearbook 2019), Kütahya Museum in 2019 when our rescue perform the excavation activities, as well as again, like every year, in the inventory of the museum includes scientific studies and field work. In addition, I am very honored to humbly gift this number to him due to the retirement of Mr. Metin TÜRKTÜZÜN on 16.07.2019.
I hope that my colleagues, like Mr. Metin TÜRKTÜZÜN, whose name will always be remembered with the Kütahya Museum, will be an example for future generations, hoping that one day we will join the caravan of those who leave traces in archaeology, I wish him health and health-filled days in his retirement life.
Serdar ÜNAN
Editor

Kütahya Arkeoloji, Sanat Tarihi ve Tarih Araştırmaları (Kütahya Müzesi 2018 Yıllığı), 2019

While 210 of the museums operating in Turkey were state museums, thenumber of private museums inc... more While 210 of the museums operating in Turkey were state museums, thenumber of private museums increased to 268. As of 2019, 155 archaeological excavations have been carried out, 123 of which have been carried out by the local excavation directorate and 32 by the foreign excavation directorate. We know that a total of 487 excavations and research activities were carried out as of December 2019, including 43 museum excavations, 114 salvage excavations and cleaning works, 132 surveys, 10 underwater excavations and surveys and 33 public investment excavations. Considering tha tonly a tenth of the museum excavations in Turkey have been published, it becomes obvious that hundreds of archaeological sites are unearthed each year, but very few of them can be introduced to the scientific world. This is a situation that complicates the cultural history research of our country. It is clear that if the state and private museums affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, namely to the General Directorate of Cultural Assets and Museums publish the important ones from their works, especially the ones including the results obtained as a result of the excavations in accordance with the irannual activities, a great synergy will emerge in terms of introducing the archaeological assets of our country to the world.

As Museum Director in Kütahya, an extremely rich city in terms of cultural assets, wesh are the information of the works in our museum inventory as well as the articles that we have covered the excavations involvingn on-museum activities since 2013 in the context of transferring this wealth to the future, and ensuring that the scientific works are carried out by our academicians. It is a great benefit for us and for Kütahya that these articles are cited by national and international publications and are followed with interest. The 2018 yearbook prepared in this context is the sixth annual editorship of which is carried out by me. The Yearbook 2018 contents as in our other annuals is a publication including the rescue excavations with in the province, in addition to the directorate by evaluating the works in the inventory and also the one about different cultural topics related to Kütahya. Therefore, our annuals are increasingly followed with great interest, examined, cited and are the subjects of scientifc research2.

Today, when the world and our country have under gone a great change and transformation, our cultural assets which have survived for tens of thousands of years under the soil of a “great history book” are in danger of losing the sequalities for a wide variety of reasons, in which case, at least, for our city of Kütahya, we are trying to fulfill the great responsibility we have. In this first quarter of the 21st century, a period in which information is constantly updated and the change inevitably shapes conditions, and finally in which human mental production reaches

utopian dimensions, the Kütahya Museum 2018 Yearbook which can be regarded as a note to history in terms of archaeology as a branch of social sciences is a must for all academics and subjects. It is our common hope that it will be useful to researchers.

Kütahya Müzesi 2017 Yıllığı / Kütahya Museum Yearbook 2017

As Kütahya Museum Directorate, our activities that we have carried out since 2013 inside and outs... more As Kütahya Museum Directorate, our activities that we have carried out since 2013 inside and outside the museum have been published in the yearbooks that we prepare every year. In addition to our activities in 2016, the articles of other researchers take place in this yearbook.

Eight distinct rescue excavations were carried out in 2016. In the yearbook, these excavations have been dealt with in separate articles. Moreover, the works in Kanlıtaş Mound linked to Eskişehir province which is near the border of Kütahya are published here due to being in our region. The researchers’ investigations on some of the inventory artifacts in the museum section have been prepared as articles.

As Museum Directorate, investigations of cultural assets unearthed in the rescue excavations, activities to protect them, regional archeological excavations helped us to learn new information about the history of our region. In Kütahya which has a rich history, new findings have been revealed about the civilisations coming today from thousands of years. The rescue excavations carried out in the places whose presence was known superficially beforehand, made us come to the conclusion that the history of the region should be investigated more thoroughly. In this way, environmental reflections of cultural interactions, economic and commercial activities and social lives of people can be revealed.

In the context of nearly fourty five rescue excavations that we carried out in the last 30 years as Museum Directorate, the archeology of Kütahya have been clearer. Thanks to these excavations, thousands of cultural and natural assets have been added to our museums, they have been put under protection and the visitors have been informed.

In our region, prospective hope-inspiring studies are being continued in Çavdarhisar Aizanoi ancient city. We believe that these studies will make a major contribution to the economy and tourism of the city in the future.

Today, in addition to ministerial museums, special museums are being opened, carrying on their activities, and the number of these museums increase day by day in Kütahya. Considering the importance of publishing the archeological excavations carried on by the museums, we have a mission to publish them and inform the scientists. Furthermore, it is possible to follow the activities carried out inside and outside the museum by Kütahya Museum in virtual environment from constantly updated kutahyamuzesi.gov.tr address.

The present 2015 yearbook is the third in the series published by the Museum Directorate. The yea... more The present 2015 yearbook is the third in the series published by the Museum Directorate. The yearbook presents an account of the 2015 activities and scientific articles on the cultural property registered at the inventory of the Museum Directorate. In this context, as per previous issues, the yearbook presents information on the realised rescue excavations and actions concerning the detection and protection of immovable cultural property within Kütahya province and activities within and outside the Museum. Moreover, information on one of the important excavations carried out within Kütahya cultural zone, namely Eskişehir-Kanlıtaş Höyük excavations, were also included in the yearbook.

This yearbook also embodies the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Kütahya Museum. Kütahya Museum was founded on 6th March 1965 in the madrasah building constructed in 1314 by Germiyanoğlu Umur-bin Savcı near Ulucami mosque using the taxes collected from Alaşehir. A decent building, the museum collected and exhibited historical items. As the only museum in the city it housed both the managerial rooms, offices, security room and storage rooms all in one crowded place. This yearbook provides information on the Museum directors who worked at the Museum starting from the earliest to the present day. We would like to express our gratitude to the directors some of whom have passed away with regard to their work at the Museum.

During the 50 year period from 1965 to 2015, Kutahya Museum has progressed enormously holding in its present collection a sum of 51.000 artefacts exhibited in 9 active museums. Today, the Museum directorate holds all necessary equipment and handle both small and large scale excavations in the region. Long lasting arcaeological excavations in the region contributed to the understanding of the archaeology of the region.

Our efforts concerning the exhibition and preservation of the artefacts in our Museums have been initiated in 2014 have resulted in the projects of a new Museum and Archaeology to be realised in 2016. The new museum will be sponsored by General Directorate of Turkish Coal Enterprises under the Ministry of Energy. The new museum will have14.500 m2 area and as an important museum in the region will contribute to the further studies of Kütahya Museum in the 21st century.

Happy 50th anniversary …

Papers by Serdar Ünan

MT Bilimsel Yer Altı Kaynakları Dergisi / Journal of Underground Resources , 2024

Seyitömer Höyük is located in the town of Seyitömer, 25 km northwest of Kütahya Province, in the ... more Seyitömer Höyük is located in the town of Seyitömer, 25 km northwest of Kütahya Province, in the reserve area of Çelikler Seyitömer Elektricity Generation Corporation. Archaeological excavations in the mound have continued intermittently since 1989 until today. These studies were carried out by the Kütahya Museum Directorate between 2019 and 2021. The stratification of the Seyitömer Mound is as follows: I-Roman Period, II- Hellenistic Period (A - B), III-Iron Age (A - B), IV-Middle Bronze Age (A - B - C), V- Early Bronze Age III (A - B - C - D), VI-Early Bronze Age II-III transition, VI- Early Bronze Age II (A - B - C - D). According to the first data, the MBA layer unearthed since 2008 was determined to be a three-phase settlement. There are no differencesin terms of spatial order and material in all three phases of MBA settlement. But in phase C, the entire settlement is surrounded by monumental
fortification. A mould made of stone used in metal castingwas found in a space associated with the MBA city wall. The stone mould measures 19x14x5,5 cm and has negatives on all four sides. Within the scope of the article, the MBA space in question has been evaluated together with the casting mould and other finds and discussed within the framework of spatial analysis.

Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2022

RALUCA KOGĂLNICEANU-secretar de redacție RALUCA KOGĂLNICEANU, OFELIA COŞMAN-prelucrare ilustrație... more RALUCA KOGĂLNICEANU-secretar de redacție RALUCA KOGĂLNICEANU, OFELIA COŞMAN-prelucrare ilustrație și așezare în pagină PIERRE DUPONT (limba franceză), ROXANA DOBRESCU (limba franceză), CLIVE BONSALL (limba engleză), ADINA BORONEANȚ (limba engleză)-consultanți limbi străine ROMEO CÎRJAN-design copertă www.mcajournal.ro Orice corespondență se va trimite Comitetului de redacție pe adresa: Str. Henri Coandă nr. 11, 010667 București, tel.

978-90-72067-25-8, 2020

Archaeological excavations have been ongoing at Seyitömer Höyük, province of Kütahya, Turkey, at ... more Archaeological excavations have been ongoing at Seyitömer Höyük, province of Kütahya, Turkey, at intervals since 1990. The stratigraphy shows five layers: (I) Roman, (II) Hellenistic, (III) Achaemenid, (IV) Middle Bronze Age, (V) Early Bronze Age III. It has been determined that the layer dated to the Early Bronze Age III has four stages: A, B, C, D. In this article, 4 lead jewelry moulds from the Phase C layer are presented. The moulds show negatives of lead figurines, earrings, seals, pendants and various objects. By referring to the places where the jewelry moulds were found, they are compared with moulds with similar motives dated to the same period and with analogues of the objects that can be cast with these moulds. Based on these examples, Seyitömer Höyük’s commercial activities with Anatolia, Mesopotamia and Greece are clarified.

Sedimentological and paleoclimatological data from a fluvial infill retrieved from a series of co... more Sedimentological and paleoclimatological data from a fluvial infill retrieved from a series of cores taken across Kureyşler Valley, Kütahya, western Turkey, are compared alongside evidence for an almost unbroken record of human occupation in the area since Neolithic times. Recent salvage excavations in the valley exposed settlement remains from the Early Bronze Age and Late Byzantine periods with interfingering of archaeological and geological materials in the valley-fill, adding a wealth of information to the archaeological record in this region. Our geological data, constrained by seven radiocarbon dates from the sediment infill demonstrate that the earliest sediments were deposited during the Late Glacial (∼13.8 ka) under a cold and relatively dry climatic conditions with evidence of amelioration and increase in arboreal taxa from the Neolithic onwards. The occurrence of Cerealia-T and Apiaceae pollen is significant as an important indicator for anthropisation already present during the Epipaleolithic period (before 9 ka cal. BP). Also, the effects of 8.2 ka climatic event are clearly visible in our multi-proxy results. The onset of the Early Bronze Age settlements in the vicinity ∼ ca. 5.2 ka BP occurred alongside a climatic switch to warmer conditions recorded by a lithological change and a positive shift in isotopic data. The 4.2 ka event, present in records related to several Early Bronze Age (EBA) sites of Anatolia is also recorded in the Kureyşler Valley both in the pollen and δ18O records. In general, these results show that climate shifts occurred at the beginning and end of the EBA, as well as during the Neolithic and Chalcolithic and are to be compared with new archaeological data.

Bu e-dergide yayınlanan makalelerin yayın hakkı saklıdır. MASROP E-Dergi'de yer alan makaleler te... more Bu e-dergide yayınlanan makalelerin yayın hakkı saklıdır. MASROP E-Dergi'de yer alan makaleler tekil ve toplu şekilde dijital veya matbu olarak çoğaltılamaz. Yazılar ve görseller hiçbir şekilde ticari olarak kullanılamaz. Bilimsel yayınlarda kaynak gösterilerek alıntı halinde kısmi kullanımı mümkündür. Makalelerin görsellerinin bilimsel amaçlı kullanımı yazarının iznine bağlıdır. Makale görselleri kaynak gösterilmediği sürece yazarına aittir. Makalelerdeki yazın ve görsel içeriğin yasal sorumlusu yazarıdır.

An important type of grave in Amisos and its vicinity has been underground rock-cut burial chambe... more An important type of grave in Amisos and its vicinity has been underground rock-cut burial chambers. In-situ findings from these chambers provide valuable data conceerning the Hellenistic and Roman period burial traditions in Amisos. Undoubtedly the most important of such graves was encountered in 1995 during the road building work at Cedit neighbourhood, Ebusuud Street. The findings encountered in this chamber grave have been published enormously especially the golden finds attracted interest however no publications regarding the original situation of the grave, the in-situ locations of the grave gifts with a detailed description of the gifts, probable dating of the items and an evaluation of the chamber grave and findings with regard to Hellenistic burial traditions in Amisos were made.A detailed study of such a grave with abundant grave gifts and peculiar architectural characteristics which were not observed in other chamber graves in Amisos is essential as it would provide important clues about the economical structure of Amisos both during and after the Hellenistic period. Moreover, the existence of similar chamber graves and findings in other Hellenistic colonies in Black Sea region suggests strong political, social and trade links among the maritime cities in the region. Within the study the discovery of the chamber grave is given in detail. The grave gifts were carefully classified and the in-situ locations of these were 3-D drawn and the findings were dated using their parallels. The findings were catalogued and the building techniques were discussed. Lastly, which traditions were prevalent in Amisos during the Hellenistic period as illustrated by the chamber grave and the grave gifts were discussed.

Rescue excavations were initiated in 2009 by Kütahya Museum Directorate at Kütahya Province, Cent... more Rescue excavations were initiated in 2009 by Kütahya Museum Directorate at Kütahya Province, Central District, Aslanlı Village (Ağızören Village border), Çiledir locality, Aslanlı stream region which remains within the borders of TKİ Seyitömer Lignite Company's reserve zone after some architectural remains and small finds were encountered. The finds at Çiledir Höyük were mainly dated to Roman Imperial Period, Early Eastern Roman Period and Early Bronze Age II. The EBA II findings include; pottery, pt loom weights, pt spindle whorls, pt brushes, pt beads, grinding stones, whetstones, stone axes and mace heads, sling stones, stone moulds and nozzles, bone tools, stone and pt seals, human and animal figurines. This study aims to introduce the archaeological findings and architectural elements discovered at Çiledir Höyük EBA II and to compare them to the other Early Bronze Age findings from Western.

978-625-7799-18-8, 2020

978-625-7799-37-9, 2021

978-625-7799-18-8, 2020

An irrigation dam project was carried out by DSI at the village of Kureyşler, Aslanapa district, ... more An irrigation dam project was carried out by DSI at the village of Kureyşler, Aslanapa district, Kütahya province and the construction has been completed. In this area, there are Höyüktepe, Attepe Settlement, Dereköy Necropolis and Almacık Bridge, which are registered as Grade 1 protected Archaeological Sites. Since the those archaeological sites are located in the dam lake basin, studies have been carried out by Kütahya Museum Directorate under the responsibility of Museum expert Archaeologist (MA) Serdar ÜNAN for three years. There is an avarage of 3 km distance between Höyüktepe, Attepe Settlement and Dereköy Necropolis and the studies were conducted between 2014 and 2016. The borders of Höyüktepe were determined as 200 m in east-west and north-south directions, and it was determined to be a medium sized mound which is the first place the Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavation was started. Attepe Settlement is located northeast of Kureyşler village, approximately 3 km east of Höyüktepe. Dereköy Necropolis is located in Dere village, Kızlar Yeri locality. The first rescue excavation in this area was carried out in 2013 by Kütahya Museum Directorate. Field work was carried out for 6 mounths during the 2015 excavation season at three areas, namely Höyüktepe, Attepe Settlement and Dereköy Necropolis. 56 squares, each measuring 10.00x10.00m, at Höyüktepe, 31 squares at Attape and 7 at Dereköy were excavated. In the 2016 excavation season, it was possible to work for three months. 23 squares were studied at Höyüktepe and 1 square at Attepe. At Höyüktepe settlement; four different periods: Early Bronze Age, Middle Bronze Age, Hellenistic and Late Roman Periods; at Attepe Settlement Late Eastern Roman Period settlement dated to 10-11st century AD were identified. Marble sarcophagi of secondary use dating to the Roman Imperial Period and tombs dating to the Late Eastern Roman Period (10-11st century AD) were unearthed at Dereköy Necropolis.
The results of the archaeological excavations conducted at the Höyüktepe Settlement and the Dereköy Necropolis in 2014 were immediately published in 2015 in the book titled “Kütahya, Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations 2014”1. This book titled “Kütahya, Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations 2015-2016” has been prepared for publication, this is the continuation of the mentioned book. This book contains the articles about these subjects: the Early Bronze Age II architecture, pottery, metallurgical finds, seals, bone tools, figurines, terracotta brushes, textile group, chipped and ground stones of Höyüktepe settlemet; and Middle Bronze Age architecture, pottery and small finds of the Höyüktepe Settlement. Also there are articles about the Late Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Period, its architecture, coins, metal artifacts, lead seals. Architecture and metal finds of Attepe Settlement are worth mentioning. The articles that evaluate findings of Höyüktepe, Attepe settlements and Dereköy Necropolis as a whole are about the tomb types and death practices, glass ware-, pottery, metal finds, archaeobotanical finds, anthropological remains, faunal studies. Beside these there are articles about Paleolithic researches, georadar, metal analyses, paleoclimatology and geomorphological researches. The findings were reflected in the studies by using carbon 14 age determination and dendrochronology methods within the scope of archaeometry. Dating results are also included in related articles.
This book includes articles particularly by Serdar ÜNAN, who took the scientific responsibility of the Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations, scientific consultants, archaelogists and academics working in different universities in Turkey and the World who participated and contributed to the Kureyşler Rescue Excavations.

Kütahya Arkeoloji, Sanat Tarihi ve Tarih Araştırmaları (Kütahya Müzesi 2019 Yıllığı), 2020

Kütahya Arkeoloji, Sanat Tarihi ve Tarih Araştırmaları (Kütahya Müzesi 2018 Yıllığı), 2019

Kütahya Müzesi 2017 Yıllığı / Kütahya Museum Yearbook 2017

Happy 50th anniversary …

MT Bilimsel Yer Altı Kaynakları Dergisi / Journal of Underground Resources , 2024

Materiale și Cercetări Arheologice, 2022

978-90-72067-25-8, 2020

Since the beginning of the 1st millennium BC mounded graves started to have a wider use in Anat... more Since the beginning of the 1st millennium BC mounded graves started to have a wider use in Anatolia through the Roman Period. Especially the Phrygian and Lydian tumuli on the western and mid-western parts of Anatolia are the earliest examples of the largest tumuli with valuable finds which help us in dating. During the surveys and excavations conducted in Samsun centrum many tumuli have been recorded; Toptepe, Büyük Kolpınar, Büyükoyumca, Atakent, Kuşçulu, Uzgur, Kalkancı, Toybelen and Dondortepe. Amongst these, excavations have been conducted at the Baruthane and Dondortepe Tumuli. The Dondortepe Tumulus, which was carved into conglomera bedrock, lies to the southeast of ancient Amisos. The Tumulus is unique by its two dromoi facing northeast and west. The main grave chamber is entered via a 25.00 m. long dromos with two sections while the other dromos, facing west, is 5.00 m. long. Witnesses, who have entered within the tumulus about 20-25 years ago, state that its walls were once covered with fine plaster. In time they have been plundered. The Dondortepe Tumulus, just like the recently found grave chambers in the Centrum, will help greatly in dating the rock-cut tombs at Samsun.

978-605-396-645-6, 2024

The characterization of archaeological finds is very important in elucidating the technological... more The characterization of archaeological finds is very important in
elucidating the technological knowledge of societies that lived in the past period. In this study, the characterization of 10 samples taken from layer VI/A dated to the Early Bronze Age II, which were recovered during the 2019-2021 excavations at Seyitömer Höyük, was carried out.
Decking plaster is among the places where the surfaces of ovens and partitions knitted with stone are used on the inner and outer surfaces of the walls of the space, as well as to create a hearth. In the mound, it has been determined that in some phases the entire settlement and in some phases some of the places experienced fire. The fires must have caused the reconstruction of settlements in the same area. Parameters for some processes of plaster samples obtained from different places belonging
to the Early Bronze Age II period during the excavation, for example, raw materials used in the construction of plasters, fire permeability rates of plasters taken from different places, differences between places that have undergone fire and those that are less exposed to fire were tried to be determined. Color values, chemical analysis results, mineralogical and surface analyses of the samples were performed by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), microstructural and microchemical studies were performed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy scattering X-ray spectroscopy (EDX)

Cumhuriyetin Birinci Yüzyılında Anadolu’da Türk Dönemi Arkeoloji Çalışmaları, 2023

Bu eserin tüm yayın hakları, Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi'ne aittir. Yayıncının yazılı izni olmadan... more Bu eserin tüm yayın hakları, Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi'ne aittir. Yayıncının yazılı izni olmadan kısmen veya tamamen basılamaz ve çoğaltılamaz. Eserden kaynak gösterilerek alıntı yapılabilir. Kitabın dil, bilim, etik ve hukuk açısından bilimsel sorumluluğu yazara aittir. Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi'nin sorumluluğu bulunmamaktadır.

28. Müze Kurtarma Kazıları Sempozyumu 29 Kasım-1 Aralık 2022 Antalya , 2023

978-625-8056-43-3, 2022

Kütahya Province, located in the inner Western Anatolia region, is an important center that has ... more Kütahya Province, located in the inner Western Anatolia region, is an important
center that has been well-researched in terms of an archaeological point of view,
especially with the excavations carried out in the last twenty years. The studies
carried out here have revealed important findings not only in terms of the archaeology of the region, but also in terms of Anatolian Archaeology. During these excavations, architectural and architectural finds related to the Early Bronze Age II, III and Middle Bronze Ages were unearthed. In this study, the salvage excavations carried out by the Kütahya Museum Directorate, especially at Seyitömer Höyük and at Çiledir Höyük which is located 3 km northwest of Höyüktepe, within the scope of Kureyşler Dam Rescue excavations will be summarized and general evaluations will be included.

978-625-7799-21-8, 2022

The reason for the start of the Seyitömer Höyük rescue excavation, which is located 25 km northwe... more The reason for the start of the Seyitömer Höyük rescue excavation, which is located 25 km northwest of Kütahya province, is the presence of high-calorie coal in the area affected by the mound. The rescue excavation was started by the Eskişehir Museum Directorate in 1989. The excavation has been carried out by the Afyon Museum Directorate, the Department of Archaeology of Kütahya Dumlupınar University and finally the Kütahya Museum Directorate in the process up to the present day. Seyitömer Höyük has been excavated for a total of 18 seasons over this period of more than 30 years. In this study, the archaeological excavations carried out since 1989 are summarized and evaluations about rescue excavations, mounding and applied excavation methods are included in Seyitömer
Höyük.

Seyitömer Höyük Kurtarma Kazısı 1989-2021, 2022

The archaeological excavations initiated in Seyitömer Höyük in 1989 were carried out by the Kütah... more The archaeological excavations initiated in Seyitömer Höyük in 1989 were carried out by the Kütahya Museum Directorate between 2019-2021. When the excavation has started in 2019, the structures belonging to the EBA III V/C phase were preserved in the upper plain of the mound. With the suspension of these structures, traces of a new construction have been detected under the structures. With the disclosure of the spaces, the construction of V. it was determined that there is a new phase of the layer and it was named as V/D. During the 2019 excavation season, structures located on the upper plain of the mound and dated to the V/D phase were uncovered and it was found that the settlement was surrounded by a fortification. In the 2020 excavation season, it was understood that the settlement continued outside the rampart and the hillside settlement was also uncovered. In this study, information about the V/D phase settlement system, the space characteristics and functions, as well as the street system was given and urbanization criteria were mentioned.

Seyitömer Höyük Kurtarma Kazısı 1989-2021, 2022

Archaeological excavations started in Seyitömer Höyük in 1989 and continued intermittently until ... more Archaeological excavations started in Seyitömer Höyük in 1989 and continued intermittently until December 2021. It was carried out by the Department of Archaeology of Kütahya Dumlupınar University between Dec. 2006-2014. During the excavations carried out in these years, the A, B, C phases of the Middle Bronze Age layer were determined in the upper plain of the mound. Between the years of 2019-2021, excavations were continued by the Kütahya Museum Directorate. The studies carried out this year were carried out intensively on the upper plane of the mound. Studies of the herbivore layer have gained weight in the places located inside and outside the fortification wall and the fortification wall. A total of 22 locations have been revealed. These places have been identified on the slopes of the mound. Especially as a result of the studies carried out in the entrance part of the fortification wall, it has been determined that there is more than one usage phase and that the first usage phase of the wall has ended due to the fire. Considering the data obtained in the previous excavation season, it is possible to mention a settlement surrounded by a strong fortification wall in the mound. A standard plan has not been implemented in the place. The equipment inside the space differs according to the usage purposes of the place.

Seyitömer Höyük Kurtarma Kazısı 1989-2021, 2022

The subject of the study is the depiction of a mounted man found in the EBA III V/D level of Seyi... more The subject of the study is the depiction of a mounted man found in the EBA III V/D level of Seyitömer Höyük. Although it is known that animal labor was used in the transportation of goods in the distant trade that developed in the 3rd millennium BC and donkeys were used in freight transportation, there were no archaeological documents showing that animals such as horses and camels were used in the transportation process. Unfortunately, the lack of interest in the animal bones found in the excavations and the inability to examine for many reasons is one of the most important reasons for this deficiency. Today, with the beginning of the examination of animal bones, answers to questions such as their place in the diet, which animals are sacrificed in religious ceremonies and feasts, how they are evaluated as labor, etc. can be found. The mounted man depiction at Seyitömer, on the other hand, is important in terms of showing that the horse was used as a riding animal in Anatolia in the 3rd millennium BC, and also in terms of evaluating its role in distant trade.

978-625-7799-37-9, 2021

25 km northwest of Kütahya Province, Çelikler Seyitömer Electricity Generation A.Ş rescue excavat... more 25 km northwest of Kütahya Province, Çelikler Seyitömer Electricity Generation A.Ş rescue excavation works at Seyitömer Höyük, which is the construction site, were carried out by the Directorate of the Kütahya Museum in 2020, as well as in 2019. With the removal of the V/D layer, which is the late stage of the Early Bronze Age III (layer V), which represents the transition from Early Bronze Age II to Early Bronze Age III) on the upper level of the mound. In the southwest of the mound, some of the structures thought to have formed a radial plan belonging to layer VI/A dated to EBA II have been uncovered. As a result of the follow-up of the V/D settlement on the south-western slope of the mound, the findings of slope settlement were de-termined. Studies have also been carried out around the Middle Bronze Age fortification and in the Roman settlement. This article is a summary of the archaeological excavation carried out during the 2020 excavation season.

978-625-7799-37-9, 2021

The subject of this article is 16 works that were added to the inventory of the Kütahya Museum th... more The subject of this article is 16 works that were added to the inventory of the Kütahya Museum through purchase in 1980, 1981 and 1983. As a result of the research conducted within the scope of the article on the artifacts, it was understood that these artifacts belong to the Bronze Age of Cyprus. These artifacts, which we do not have any information about their layers, have been dated by evaluating their counterparts in their regions. The construction techniques, surface treatments and form similarities of these works correspond to the Cypriot Bronze Age. 5 of these works have been dated to the Early Bronze Age of Cyprus, 10 to the Middle Bronze Age of Cyprus and 1 to the Late Bronze Age of Cyprus. Also, in this study, ideas are given about how and in what way the artifacts are brought to the museum inventory. In this sense, it is aimed to contribute to the literature by examining the works in terms of form, goods and surface treatments.

978-625-7799-37-9, 2021

Aslanapa district, Kütahya province, north of the village of Karadiğin, Karadiğin-Akalan Tumulus ... more Aslanapa district, Kütahya province, north of the village of Karadiğin, Karadiğin-Akalan Tumulus of the illegal excavation of the impact of upon the appearance of the burial chamber, a rescue excavation was carried out in the tumulus by the Kütahya Museum. A similar illegal excavation event took place in 1997 in the Akalan Tumulus, which has Koru I, II, III tumuli around it and is located on a hill dominating the plain. In the same year, a rescue excavation was carried out in the tumulus by the Kütahya Museum Directorate and the result was published. During the rescue excavation in 1997, it was found that a burial was made in a terracotta sarcophagus on the eastern outskirts and center of the tumulus. because of the finds recovered from the tumulus in 6 BC. it has been dated to the middle of the 6th century, between 540-500 BC. At the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020, there was another illegal excavation using construction machinery in the Akalan Tumulus. As a result of the examination, it turned out that there was a burial chamber to the northwest of the tumulus, and it was understood that the burial chamber was partially destroyed by the illegal act of excavation. A new rescue excavation has been carried out in the tumulus in order to uncover this main burial chamber of the tumulus. As a result of the excavation and cleaning work, an architectural arrangement consisting of the main burial chamber and the front room was revealed. It was subjected to robbery in antiquity, and today these illegal excavations have continued. Documentation of the tumulus with all the details of the burial chamber was carried out, and the architecture of the burial chamber and the tumulus were completed in has been dated to the 6th century BC. As a result of this rescue excavation, the decreasing masonry soil of the tumulus was covered again and the masonry tomb was taken into protection. In the article, the excavation in 1997 was briefly mentioned and the details of the rescue excavation carried out in 2020 at Akalan Tumulus were dis-cussed

978-625-7799-37-9, 2021

During the construction work of house in the village of Nusret in Kütahya, a tomb was discovered ... more During the construction work of house in the village of Nusret in Kütahya, a tomb was discovered by chance and the Museum Directorate was informed by a concerned citizen because there were some finds in the tomb. The archaeological investigation of this area revealed that there was a carved stone tomb and there were some terracotta pots in it. Thus, this article is based on the finds made during short term excavation in this tomb, which was closed with a cap stone. These finds date back to the Roman Imperial Period and the present study revealed that a tomb and some finds from this period were encountered for the first time in the village of Nusret, located in the northeast of Kütahya.

978-625-7799-18-8, 2020

The work carried out in Höyüktepe, which is an important part of the Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavat... more The work carried out in Höyüktepe, which is an important part of the Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations, is of great importance in terms of illuminating the prehistoric periods of the region. The 2014 excavation season was published in the article “Höyüktepe Early Bronze Age Architecture: 2014 Findings” about Early Bronze Age architecture. This study includes the architectural findings of the Early Bronze Age in Höyüktepe in 2015 and 2016 and is a continuation of the said publication. Information was given about the new architectural remains unearthed, especially the fortifications dated to EBA II were examined in detail and assessments were made about the nature of the settlement.

978-625-7799-18-8, 2020

Finds from the Middle Bronze Age were unearthed in the Höyüktepe settlement, especially as a res... more Finds from the Middle Bronze Age were unearthed in the Höyüktepe settlement, especially as a result of studies conducted in 2015 and 2016. Architectural remains, figurines, weaving tools, miningrelated artifactsand pottery constitute the finds of Höyüktepe. In this study, architectural remains and pottery were specifically mentioned and a general assessment was made on the selected samples. As a result of this assessment, the relations of the settlement with Western Anatolia, the Lake Regionand Central Anatolia were revealed.

978-625-7799-18-8, 2020

Within the scope of the Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations, a total of 154 graves were unearthed du... more Within the scope of the Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations, a total of 154 graves were unearthed during the studies carried out in 2014, 2015 and 2016 in Höyüktepe, Attepe Settlement and Dereköy Necropolis. In 2015, a total of 81 from three areas, and in 2016 24 graves were identified from
Attepe settlement.. Although excavations continued in Höyüktepe in 2016, no new graves were found. No excavations were carried out in the Dereköy Necropolis in 2016. The tomb in the level dating to the Early Bronze Age at Höyüktepe is of the Pottery Grave type. The grave dating to the Late Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Period unearthed in all three settlement are of the cist grave, tile grave and simple soil grave type. This study is a continuation of the 2014 researches. It has been revealed whether there are similarities or differences with the data presented in the publication of
2014. The grave were typologically compared with similar one and according to the radiocarbon (C14) analysis performed on the skeleton has been dated between 10-11 AD centuries. The results obtained in the rural settlement of the Late Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Period, located at a point relatively far from the center in İnner Western Anatolia, are important in terms of understanding the burial preferences and death practices of the settlers in the specified period.

978-625-7799-18-8, 2020

Late Eastern Roman architecture was uncovered in large areas in the Höyüktepe and Attepe settleme... more Late Eastern Roman architecture was uncovered in large areas in the Höyüktepe and Attepe settlements, two settlements of the Kureyşler Rescue Excavations. In both settlements, the structures formed by knitting with stone are rectangular in plan and multi-room. Many of these structures arelocated around one yard, a courtyard has been used by more than one place, or the structures have their own courtyards. It was built on the southern of the mound in Höyüktepe and on the slope in Attepe and a large part of the settlement, which had connections with each other, was unearthed. Although there is a distance of 3 km between Höyüktepe and Attepe, both settlements date back to 10-11 AD and they were used simultaneously. In this study, the settlements were evaluated separately and compared with the nearby settlements in the region first within themselves.

978-625-7799-18-8, 2020

In our country, ‘rescue excavation’ is a type of scientific excavation which is supposed to be ca... more In our country, ‘rescue excavation’ is a type of scientific excavation which is supposed to be carried out and documented within certain time limits in line with cultural assets that could reach the present day maintaining its property under the Earth for thousands of years, infrastructure or activities such as energy production. Since the time dimension is one of the most decisive elements of the work in these excavations, where large financial resources are sometimes required, not much result is expected from these excavations except for scientific documentation studies. Comprehensive scientific publications about the results of rescue excavations are rare to be seen in our country. The Kureyşler Dam Rescue Excavations are the main elements that distinguish these excavations from others in the context of the fact that the results of the excavations have been revealed by scientific publications, as well as the fact that an architectural structure has been left behind where these studies can be followed.

Kütahya Arkeoloji, Sanat Tarihi ve Tarih Araştırmaları (Kütahya Müzesi 2019 Yıllığı), 2020

Workshop Program/Programme - Öntarihten Geç Antik Çağ’a Anadolu - İran. Kültürel, Sosyal, Ticari ... more Workshop Program/Programme - Öntarihten Geç Antik Çağ’a Anadolu - İran. Kültürel, Sosyal, Ticari ve Askeri Etkileşimler. From Protohistoric Times to Late Antiquity. Anatolia - Iran Cultural, Social, Commercial and Military Interactions.

Bu kitapçık Teknik Döküm AŞ. desteği ile basılmıştır. ÖNSÖZ 10-13 Mayıs 2017 tarihleri arasında S... more Bu kitapçık Teknik Döküm AŞ. desteği ile basılmıştır. ÖNSÖZ 10-13 Mayıs 2017 tarihleri arasında Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Gönen Meslek Yüksekokulu, Kuyumculuk ve Takı Tasarımı Programı koordinatörlüğünde düzenlenen sempozyumda, akademisyenlerin, sektör temsilcilerinin ve takı tasarım sanatçılarının bir araya getirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Anadolu coğrafyasının en az 5 bin yıllık bir kuyumculuk geçmişinin yeni bulgular ışığında geleceğe aktarılmasında bir sorumluluk anlayışıyla düzenlenen bu sempozyumun konuları, aşağıda belirtilen dört ana alt başlık etrafında toplanmıştır. Bu kapsamda hazırlanan bildiri, poster ve sergi çalışmalarına yer verilmiştir. Sempozyumda ele alınan konu başlıkları; 1. Tarihsel Süreçte Kuyum Zanaatı ve Teknolojisi (Arkeo-Metalurji): Bu başlık altında, soy metallerin madenciliği, metalürjisi, kuyumculuk ve ticaretine ilişkin bulguların tarihsel süreç içerisinde değerlendirilmesi konusunda bildiri ve poster sunumlarına yer verilmiştir.