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IĞDIR OVASI’NIN ORTA TUNÇ ÇAĞI ve TRANSHÜMANİST YAŞAMDAKİ ROLÜ

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Abstract

Iğdır is located just North of Mount Ararat at an altitude of 5137. The plain where the city of Iğdır is located has an average altitude of 875. The Iğdır Plain exteneds to the North and northeast of Mount Ararat. Araxes River passes throguh the North of the plain. The Aras River separates the Iğdır Plain from the Ararat Plain, of which it is a part. This plain, which is also fed by the snow waters of Mount Ararat, has been inhabited since the Chalcolithic Age, and the settleement has continued uninterrupteedly until today. This uninterrupted life is valid in the Middle Bronze Age Aras Painted Culture, whose traces are not found in Lake Van and Upper Araxes Basins. Except for Georgia, Armenia, Nakhchivan, and Northweest Iran, the most important settlement in the Anatolian stakeholder was located on the Iğdır Plain. However, traces of culture continue to be seen in different archaeological centers. Since geographical units with different elevations, such as Mount Ararat, Karasu-Aras Mountains, and Iğdır Plain, are unique parts of a whole geography, the region enabled the ancient societies to be adopted by Transhumanist groups. This study is based on the Middle Bronze Age archaeological centers of the Iğdır Plain and the reasons fort he existence of these centers.