Abstract:

Kars Province, located in the Northeastern Anatolia Region, has been preferred as a settlement by humankind since the earliest ages in history and has been the home of many civilizations. The region's wealth of river potential, its location at the intersection of important road networks, its fertile agricultural lands and animal husbandry activities in its plateaus are the leading geographical features providing settlement. The earliest evidence of life in Kars and its surrounding dates back to the Paleolithic Age. The settlements, which began establishing in the Late Chalcolithic Age, began to grow in the Early Bronze Age and the population density continued to expand with the dominating influence exercised by the Urartu Kingdom in the region. Significant historical and archaeological centers have been identified during the surface surveys we conducted in the region.The Danish Settlement we determined in Kars is also a spot where settlement began with the Late Chalcolithic Age and the population density grew as time proceeded. This study deals with the importance of the Danish settlement in the Northeastern Anatolia Region in the Ancient Age by evaluating both its location and its ceramic properties.

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