Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Western Terrace
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8300-7500 BCE)·Anatolian Neolithic·🇹🇷 Central Anatolia, Konya, Turkey
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About Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Western Terrace
Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Western Terrace in Central Anatolia, Konya, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8300-7500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Anatolian Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal citadel 4 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.7636N 32.8531E controls access to Central Anatolia, Konya resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient-village for Central Anatolia, Konya, illustrating Anatolian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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. 8000 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8300-7500 BCE)
- Culture
- Anatolian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 8000 BCE
Initial construction of Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Western Terrace main structure
c. 558 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Western Terrace
1966–2010
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.7636° N · 32.8531° E · 1022 m · 3 mapped features
Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Western Terrace — Main Ancient-Village Feature
plazaPrimary plaza at Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Western Terrace — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
37.7631° N · 32.8548° EBoncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
reservoirAncillary reservoir at Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
37.7620° N · 32.8521° EBoncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
moundOutlier mound panel linked to Boncluklu Hoyuk Field System North — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
37.7637° N · 32.8527° E