Settlement Characteristics of Maydos Kilisetepe Mound in the Second Millenium BC

In the excavations of Maydos-Kilisetepe mound on the European side of the Dardanelles since 2010, eight layers have so far been identified dating from the Bronze Age onwards, even though the bedrock has not yet been reached. The excavated areas yielded a continuous stratification throughout the 2nd millennium, as well as information about the settlement scheme, architectural traditions and innovations, defense and special structures was obtained. It has been confirmed that there is a partially parallelism between Troy and Maydos in terms of the beginning and ending times of the layers. The planning of the four settlements of the 2nd millennium BC is a continuation of the Anatolian Settlement Scheme known from Western Anatolia. While at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC, the Maydos ceramic and small finds were under the influence of Northwest Anatolia, at the ongoing process, these characteristics have been seen to decrease as a result of the relationship with the cultures in the Balkans. The cultural links between Maydos and Western Anatolia, Aegean, Central and Southeast European cultures allow the re-evaluation of prehistoric knowledge of Northwest Anatolia