The late Chalcolitch Period in the Upper Dicle Region within the pottery of türbe höyük

The Mesopotamian plains are bounded to the north by the Taurus Mountains of south-eastern Anatolia. South of this topographical barrier, the Tigris River flows in a west-east direction, leaving the borders of Turkey at Cizre. The Tigris valley within the borders of Turkey and the valley systems connected to this valley are called the Upper Tigris region. Türbe Höyük is located in Uluçay (Botan) Valley, one of the valleys connected to the Upper Tigris Region. Archaeological excavations carried out in the settlement show that the mound has been inhabited since the Neolithic period. After the Neolithic period, the mound was inhabitef during the Late Chalcolithic and Middle and Late Bronze Ages. The Late Chalcolithic period at Türbe Höyük is represented by a few architectural structures preserved in certain parts of the mound and a large number of pottery sherds. The pottery recovered from the Late Chalcolithic fills consists of plain and painted decorated wares. The pottery inventory of Türbe Höyük, which also includes the so-called coba bowls and sprig wares, shows similarities with those found in many settlements in the Upper Tigris region. It also shows similarities with pottery from settlements in northern Iraq and northern Syria, and from many of the mounds along the Euphrates valley to the north. The Late Chalcolithic sherds from Türbe Höyük, which are found over a very wide geographical area, have been dated to the Late Chalcolithic 1 and Late Chalcolithic 2 phases of the period.