HAL KÖYÜ TARİHİNE GİRİŞ: İLKÇAĞLARDA HAL KÖYÜ
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF HAL VILLAGE: HAL VILLAGE IN ANCIENT TIMES

Summary/Abstract: In this study, which we consider a starting point for the history of Hal Village, we begin with the earliest settlements around the village. The region, located northwest of Elazığ, contains many areas with archaeological remains. While some find centers have been the subject of academic studies, there are also areas that have been overlooked due to their location and have not been included in the literature. During the construction of the Keban Dam, surface surveys and excavations were carried out around the Keban Dam Lake, so at least the archaeological sites around the Dam Lake and its surroundings have been added to the literature. However, the areas remaining above the project's water level did not benefit from these studies. For this reason, until recently, there has been no literature on the Prehistoric era and subsequent periods of Hal Village and its immediate surroundings. In this study, we aimed to contribute the region's archaeological potential to the literature by evaluating our findings, based on personal observations of historical remains in the village where I spent my childhood, with archaeologist and ancient history expert Serap Özkan. As the name suggests, our main goal is to introduce the history of the village by presenting the ancient ruins in the vicinity of Hal Village to those interested. Therefore, this study should not be viewed as a classical archaeology or ancient history research. Thus, taking the first step in writing the history of Hal Village means, at least for me, fulfilling my debt of gratitude to these lands.

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