Abstract:

A settlement lives with its historical and anthropological features. It is also the memories, monuments, artifacts and written documents left from him that keep him alive. When these disappear, they become legendary and disappear between existence and disappearance. Apart from this, the cultural and sociological characteristics of the settlement can be revealed to a certain extent by examining the documents related to that period. Rumkale Campus, which is located within the borders of Antep province today, is one of the places that best suits this definition. This place, which has lived through many civilizations in a deep history and has changed hands many times, deserves to be investigated more, although some information about it has recently appeared in the press and the media. However, repeating stereotypes on this issue are not enough to fully explain Rumkale and its cultural values. His values are decreasing and what remains deserving to be protected. Historians and anthropologists are generally more interested in documents that give information about the daily lives of ordinary people. The main reason for this is the idea that many official documents and historical literature can reflect personal and biased information. However, many issues can be clarified by examining and interpreting the documents. In this study, it was tried to reveal the historical and cultural characteristics of this region to some extent based on the one-to-one examinations made in the region and based on some documents that can be found in Rumkale. In case this study, which is based on limited information, is developed further by the researchers, it will be possible to transfer the thousand years of knowledge of Rumkale and its surroundings to the next generations.