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Science 13 June 1969:
Vol. 164. no. 3885, pp. 1275 - 1276
DOI: 10.1126/science.164.3885.1275
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Prehistoric Investigations in Southeastern Turkey

Robert J. Braidwood 1, Halet Çambel 2, and Patty Jo Watson 3

1 Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2 Department of Prehistory, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
3 Department of Anthropology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

An archeological survey of the upper Tigris-Euphrates basin in Turkish Mesopotamia revealed a very early phase farming village and a nearby developed phase farming village. Late prehistoric developments in this region are critical to understanding of the beginnings of trade and metallurgy.


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