Calcolithic Age ( Copper age )
** It is a transition period in which usage of stone is reduced and almost abandoned after the discovery of Metal.
** Copper discovered and started to processed
** Different human communities from different parts of world had lived this age in various years as the discovery of copper change up to the region.
** Calcolithic age in Anatolia was experienced between 5500 B.C to 3500 B.C
** Stone weapons continue to be made
** Copper first time used to make weapons and tools by melting.
** Bowls and pots in early times of the period was painted by dark colours over light base.
** However in the following stage of Bronze age, vice versa ; over dark colour light colours were used.
Calcholitic Age in Turkey
· Burdur – hacilar and sakcagozu( rich ceramic remnants)
· Malatya –degirmendere
· Mersin- yumuktepe
· Elazig-tulintepe
· Yozgat-alisar , cadir hoyuk
· Karaman –canhasan
· Cigde-koskhoyuk
· İznik-ilipinar
· Malatya-aslantepe
· Elazig-tilintepe
· Denizli- civril, beycesultan
· Elazig –norsuntepe
· Malatya –arslantepe
· Corum- alacahoyuk