Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Southern Extension

Why it mattersKey ancient-village for Central Anatolia, Konya, illustrating Anatolian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 8000 BCE

Period

Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8300-7500 BCE)

Culture

Anatolian Neolithic

Purpose

Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 8000 BCE

   Initial construction of Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Southern Extension main structure

2. c. 573 CE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Southern Extension

3. 19th–20th century

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection

• Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Southern Extension — Main Ancient-Village Feature

  chamber

  Primary chamber at Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Southern Extension — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits

  37.7604° N · 32.8675° E

• Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure

  cairn

  Ancillary cairn at Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Southern Extension — burial gallery with stratified deposits

  37.7608° N · 32.8692° E

• Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel

  plaza

  Outlier plaza panel linked to Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape

  37.7573° N · 32.8692° E

• Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Southern Extension — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex

  reservoir

  Hydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Southern Extension with plastered basin

  37.7589° N · 32.8671° E