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<< Text Pages >> Eksi Hoyuk - Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey

Submitted by davidmorgan on Saturday, 29 August 2020  Page Views: 511

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Eksi Hoyuk Alternative Name: Ekşi Höyük
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Denizli  Nearest Village: Dayılar
Latitude: 38.084200N  Longitude: 29.533660E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
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1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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One of the oldest settlements in western Anatolia.
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Textile tools dating back 8,600 years found in Denizli by davidmorgan on Saturday, 29 August 2020
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Archeologists in western Turkey have discovered textile tools nearly twice as old as Egypt’s Great Pyramids.

Bone needles and round stones used for spinning thread dating back some 8,600 years were found in an excavation site in Ekşi Höyük, one of the oldest settlements in western Anatolia, located in the present-day Denizli province.

"During excavations carried out in this Neolithic-era settlement, we discovered some of the first tools used for textiles in history," Ege University’s Fulya Dedeoğlu, head of the excavation team, told Anadolu Agency.

“The architectural remains here are in very good condition. You can see all of the typical materials of the era here.”

She added: "One of the most striking things we found is the needle bones, which we think date back to 8,600 years ago, and carved round stones for spinning thread."

She stressed that Denizli is known for its history in textiles and that many bone needles used in textiles were found at the excavation site.

"The findings here prove that the textile tradition in Denizli dates back to earlier times. We've discovered them in a building that we think was built in 6400 B.C.," Dedeoğlu added.

Along with Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry, academics from the universities across the country are helping in the excavations, which started in 2015.

Source: Hürriyet Daily News
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