Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200-7400 BCE)·Anatolian Neolithic·🇹🇷 Central Anatolia, Aksaray, Turkey
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About Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South
Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South in Central Anatolia, Aksaray, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200-7400 BCE) tell attributed to Anatolian Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal citadel 9 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 38.3556N 34.2101E controls access to Central Anatolia, Aksaray resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tell for Central Anatolia, Aksaray, illustrating Anatolian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 7900 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200-7400 BCE)
- Culture
- Anatolian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Multi-period settlement mound with stratified occupation
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 7900 BCE
Initial construction of Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South main structure
c. 569 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
38.3556° N · 34.2101° E · 1135 m · 4 mapped features
- Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Main Tell FeaturereservoirPrimary reservoir at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — burial gallery with stratified deposits38.3573° N · 34.2089° E
- Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Secondary EnclosuremoundAncillary mound at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — burial gallery with stratified deposits38.3538° N · 34.2086° E
- Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Outlier Rock Art PaneldromosOutlier dromos panel linked to Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South ceremonial landscape38.3549° N · 34.2094° E
- Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Hydraulic/Cistern AnnexstructureHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South with plastered basin38.3556° N · 34.2084° E