Basoglu, OksanKirmizioglu, Pinar GozlukPehlevan, CesurYigit, AyhanErkman, A. Cem2025-05-102025-05-1020151108-962810.5281/zenodo.320662-s2.0-84949657117https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.32066https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/15573Erkman, Ahmet Cem/0000-0003-3382-1019In this study, 21 skeletons, obtained from rescue excavations conducted in Diyarbakir/Salat Tepe (Salat Hill) flooded by a lake formed by the Ilisu Dam, were examined in terms of paleopathology, paleodemography, morphology and non-metric features. The analysis of archaeological and anthropological findings reveal that the Salat Tepe people dated back to the Middle Bronze Age. Their small socio-economic structure based on agriculture, and the inhabitants lived a modest life in harsh conditions. The evidence of small and local agriculture, rather than being an advanced agricultural society, shows that Diyarbakir/Salat Tepe people share the general characteristics of ancient Anatolian societies of the period.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessMiddle Bronze AgeAnthropologyPaleodemographyPaleopathologyStatureArticle153N/AQ1237247WOS:000366686700021