Durankulak — North Niche (Great Mound)

Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic–Early Bronze tell with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 12 m elevation.

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

Built

c. 4000–3500 BCE

Period

Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)

Culture

Chalcolithic–Early Bronze

Purpose

Multi-period tell settlement with stratified architecture

Rediscovered

1904

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 4000–3500 BCE

   Initial construction / foundation

2. c. 1032 BCE

   Major refurbishment / second phase

3. 1944

   Modern rediscovery and excavation

4. c. 1579 CE

   Abandonment

• Mound Summit Sanctuary

  sanctuary

  Mound Summit Sanctuary at Durankulak — North Niche (Great Mound) — sanctuary with stratified deposits

  43.6708° N · 28.5319° E

• Lower Town Insula

  insula

  Lower Town Insula at Durankulak — North Niche (Great Mound) — insula with stratified deposits

  43.6703° N · 28.5318° E

• Fortification Wall

  wall

  Fortification Wall at Durankulak — North Niche (Great Mound) — wall with stratified deposits

  43.6696° N · 28.5319° E