Harbetsuvan Hill Rubbing Stone Tools

Recent studies in Southeastern Anatolia shed light on the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period. The surveys and excavations carried out in Şanlıurfa show that the centers of the Pre- Pottery Neolithic Period are concentrated in this region. Gobekli Tepe, Karahan Hill, Sayburç, Nevali Çori, Ayanlar Höyük, Yeni Mahalle, Harbetsuvan Hill, Sefer Hill, Kurt Hill, Hamzan Hill and Taşlı Hill are some of them. The Harbetsuvan Hill, discovered in2014, is located within the provincial borders of Şanlıurfa, 53 km east of Şanlıurfa, between the calcareous plateaus known as the Tek Tek Mountains. On the Harbetsuvan Hill, which is dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Period; T-shaped obelisks and architectural remains were unearthed. In addition, a large number of flint tools, grinding stones, pestles, stone vessels, animal bones and various ornaments were found. In our study; Studies were carried out on the ground stone finds found in the salvage excavations carried out in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Ground stone tools vary in size and shape. Some finds were recovered intact. Ground stone tools; pestles, upper and lower grinding stones, axe, chisel, chisel, chisel, slingshot, sharpening stone, drill, stone vessels, decorated stoneslabs, marble plug, limestone marbles, basalt hammer, round window stone and shaped by rubbing method. basalt and basalt fragments consist of retouched and inlaid stones.