Hacilar Level II Burned House 7
Hacilar Level II Burned House 7 North Annex · Hacilar Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Burdur, Hacılar, Turkey
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About Hacilar Level II Burned House 7
Hacilar Level II Burned House 7 in Burdur, Hacılar, Turkey is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.5730N 30.3670E controls access to Burdur 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 city for Burdur, Hacılar, illustrating Bronze Age 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
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1974 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Hacilar Level II Burned House 7 main structure
c. 1914
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1974–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hacilar Level II Burned House 7) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.5730° N · 30.3670° E · 178 m · 4 mapped features
Hacilar Level II Burned House 7 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
37.5738° N · 30.3679° EHacilar Level II Burned House 7 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
37.5720° N · 30.3663° EHacilar Level II Burned House 7 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
37.5745° N · 30.3682° EHacilar Level II Burned House 7 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
37.5714° N · 30.3659° E