Özet:

The surface surveys carried out in Erzincan since 1998 and to this day have allowed us to reach important and new results both in terms of the history of Erzincan and the history of Eastern Anatolia. Çayırlı district, located in the east of Erzincan, is a strategic place in the political and cultural development of the region due to its location. The archaeological and historical centers which identified during the surveys starts from the Calcholitic age in terms of the settlement style and historically parallel of Northeastern Anatolia and Erzincan region. Since the Early Bronze Age many settlements and forts appears in Çayırlı. Also, it is important that some settlements has been identified belongs to Karaz culture which reflects the early culture of the region. In addition to this, identification of the Urartian centers with our surveys is important that northern frontiers of the Urartian State during the Iron Age. The Sırataşlar fort which located in Çayırlı is one the great example of this. Tercan discrict (which is very close to Çayırlı), while Çadırkaya/Pekeriç fort has been inhabited during the Iron and Middle ages, Tuzla fort has been only inhabited early Iron age and Iron ages. Also, our survey shows that intensive settlements can be seen in Çayırlı and its vicinity during the Middle age. Further, Çayırlı and its vicinity stationed on the natural and historical roads according to our another observation. It has been important that Çayırlı is located in the center of the roads that come from Erzurum and reach the coasts of the Eastern Black Sea Region.