Derinkuyu — Buried City Ancillary Stable North (Cappadocia)
Derinkuyu Stable N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Nevşehir, Derinkuyu, Turkey
About
About Derinkuyu — Buried City Ancillary Stable North (Cappadocia)
Derinkuyu — Buried City Ancillary Stable North (Cappadocia) in Nevşehir, Derinkuyu, Turkey is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area unmeasured ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1300 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ceremonial centre
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
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 1964
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 808 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1944
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
38.3800° N · 34.7300° E · 1300 m · 4 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Derinkuyu — Buried City Ancillary Stable North (Cappadocia) — insula with stratified deposits
38.3814° N · 34.7313° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Derinkuyu — Buried City Ancillary Stable North (Cappadocia) — street with stratified deposits
38.3808° N · 34.7300° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Derinkuyu — Buried City Ancillary Stable North (Cappadocia) — workshop with stratified deposits
38.3804° N · 34.7302° ERampart Segment
rampartRampart Segment at Derinkuyu — Buried City Ancillary Stable North (Cappadocia) — rampart with stratified deposits
38.3803° N · 34.7314° E