Carchemish — East Outer Town Extension
Bronze Age to Iron Age (3000–600 BCE) Mittani to Neo-Hittite·Hititte then Neo-Hittite (Carchemish kingdom Kup-Teshub)·🇹🇷 Gaziantep Province, Turkey
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About Carchemish — East Outer Town Extension
Carchemish — East Outer Town Extension in Gaziantep Province, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Iron Age (3000–600 BCE) Mittani to Neo-Hittite ancient-city attributed to Hititte then Neo-Hittite (Carchemish kingdom Kup-Teshub). Eastern outer town 40 ha beyond acropolis and inner town at Euphrates ford, Hittite statue base with long hieroglyphic. Woolley Carchemish with Long Wall of Sculpture and Hieroglyphic Staircase.
Why it mattersKey Hititte then Neo-Hittite (Carchemish kingdom Kup-Teshub) origin village
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Neolithic origins
- 02Halaf sequence refinement
Theories
- 01Pottery origins model
- 02Early village aggregation
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Iron Age (3000–600 BCE) Mittani to Neo-Hittite
- Culture
- Hititte then Neo-Hittite (Carchemish kingdom Kup-Teshub)
- Purpose
- Eastern outer town 40 ha beyond acropolis and inner town at Euphrates ford, Hittite statue base with long hieroglyphic
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1930 CE
Modern excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
36.8300° N · 38.0100° E · 350 m · 4 mapped features
Carchemish — East Outer Town Extension — Feature A
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36.8302° N · 38.0101° ECarchemish — East Outer Town Extension — Feature B
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36.8298° N · 38.0102° ECarchemish — East Outer Town Extension — Feature C
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36.8304° N · 38.0098° ECarchemish — East Outer Town Extension — Reservoir
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36.8296° N · 38.0099° E