Carchemish — Inner Town North Gate (Karkamış, Gaziantep)
Carchemish N Gate
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇹🇷 Gaziantep, Karkamış, Carchemish, Turkey
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About Carchemish — Inner Town North Gate (Karkamış, Gaziantep)
Carchemish — Inner Town North Gate (Karkamış, Gaziantep) in Gaziantep, Karkamış, Carchemish, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and magnetometry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal platform and workshop area. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 20.3 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 350 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1157 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1957
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1467 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
36.8300° N · 38.0100° E · 350 m · 4 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Carchemish — Inner Town North Gate (Karkamış, Gaziantep) — structure with stratified deposits
36.8291° N · 38.0093° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Carchemish — Inner Town North Gate (Karkamış, Gaziantep) — complex with stratified deposits
36.8316° N · 38.0093° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Carchemish — Inner Town North Gate (Karkamış, Gaziantep) — outlier with stratified deposits
36.8290° N · 38.0100° EReservoir/Cistern
hydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Carchemish — Inner Town North Gate (Karkamış, Gaziantep) — hydraulic with stratified deposits
36.8302° N · 38.0112° E