Some Iron Age and Medieval Sites in Göle District of Ardahan

  • Sami Pataci Ardahan University
  • Özlem Oral Pataci ozlemoral@ardahan.edu.tr
Keywords: Iron Age, Medieval, Ardahan, Fortress, Tower, Church, Fortification

Abstract

In this paper, an evaluation of some Iron Age and Medieval sites in Göle district of Ardahan is contained. The results of the field surveys conducted by us in Ardahan in 2016 and 2017 are effective in this assessment. The archaeological sites forming the subject of the article are located between the villages of Kuzupınarı and Bellitepe in Göle. The archaeological sites in question are an Iron Age fortress and its settlement in Kuzupınarı, two Iron Age towers, an ancient pen and a Medieval church in Bellitepe and a Medieval archaeological site in Dedeşen.

Author Biographies

Sami Pataci, Ardahan University

Ph.D., Doctor of Archaeology, Ardahan University, Department of Archaeology

Özlem Oral Pataci, ozlemoral@ardahan.edu.tr

Ph.D., Doctor of History of Art, Ardahan University, Department of History of Art

Published
2018-11-29
Section
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES - SECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGY