Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Northern Annex
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200-7400 BCE)·Anatolian Neolithic·🇹🇷 Central Anatolia, Aksaray, Turkey
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About Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Northern Annex
Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Northern Annex 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 platform 12 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 38.3559N 34.2295E 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
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
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
- Excavated
c. 7900 BCE
Initial construction of Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Northern Annex main structure
c. 833 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Northern Annex
1974–2018
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
38.3559° N · 34.2295° E · 1104 m · 3 mapped features
- Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Northern Annex — Main Tell FeaturemoundPrimary mound at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Northern Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits38.3561° N · 34.2313° E
- Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Northern Annex — Secondary EnclosuredromosAncillary dromos at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits38.3567° N · 34.2281° E
- Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art PanelstructureOutlier structure panel linked to Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape38.3565° N · 34.2307° E
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