THE TUNCELI IRON AGE AND HELLENISTIC SURVEY, 2021

Carried out in the province of Tunceli since 2016, the ‘Tunceli Iron Age and Hellenistic Survey’ project is aimed at the discovery of new sites and acquisition of new data of mostly known archaeological remains that have not yet been researched thoroughly. During the final observation and documentation of the survey project’s 2021 season, two new archaeological sites were identified in the Tunceli region. The new archaeological sites in question are Masumu-Pak Fortress, which has traces of the Iron Age and the Middle Ages, and the Uzunçayır Necropolis, which should be dated to the Late Iron Age-Early Hellenistic Period. In addition, certain previously undescribed characteristics of the Gelin Odaları Necropolis, Aşağı Doluca, Rabat and Sağman Fortress settlements will be discussed in this paper. The article also includes an observation of medieval spolia artifacts used in traditional house building in the village of Til near Pertek.