# Kurtarma arkeolojisi
Kurtarma arkeolojisi ya da diğer bilinen adlarıyla kurtarma kazıları, prevantif (önleyici) arkeoloji ya da ticari yahut sözleşmeli arkeoloji, devlet tarafından onaylanmış, kâr amacı güden arkeolojik kazı ve araştırmalara verilen addır. Bu tür kazılar bir inşaat, yol ya da baraj inşası planlanırken arazi çalışmaları sırasında tesadüfen bulunan buluntuların en kısa sürede belgelenerek kayda alınmasını amaçlamaktadır.


## Kurtarma kazısı yürütülen bazı noktalar.
  - Levzin Höyük
  - Giricano Höyüğü
  - Gre Abdurrahman Höyüğü
 - Kerküşti Höyük
 - Ovabayındır
 - Kaklık Mevkii
 - Göztepe / Yalova Düz Yerleşmesi
 - Çavdarlı Höyük
 - Kınık Yamaç Yerleşmesi
 - Kayapınar Höyüğü
 - Pygela Antik Kenti


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