Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Western Terrace
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200-7400 BCE)·Anatolian Neolithic·🇹🇷 Central Anatolia, Aksaray, Turkey
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About Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Western Terrace
Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Western Terrace 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 chamber 5 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 38.3412N 34.2166E 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
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
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
- Partially excavated
c. 7900 BCE
Initial construction of Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Western Terrace main structure
c. 1138 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Western Terrace
1971–2018
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
38.3412° N · 34.2166° E · 1132 m · 3 mapped features
Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Western Terrace — Main Tell Feature
enclosurePrimary enclosure at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Western Terrace — burial gallery with stratified deposits
38.3425° N · 34.2164° EAsikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
rock artAncillary rock art at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Western Terrace — burial gallery with stratified deposits
38.3397° N · 34.2152° EAsikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
hydraulicOutlier hydraulic panel linked to Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
38.3418° N · 34.2158° E