Hattusa — Yazılıkaya Chamber B North Relief
حاتوشا · Yazilikaya B N
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇹🇷 Çorum, Boğazkale, Hattusa, Turkey
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About Hattusa — Yazılıkaya Chamber B North Relief
Hattusa — Yazılıkaya Chamber B North Relief in Çorum, Boğazkale, Hattusa, Turkey is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 4.0 ha. Excavation excavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1050 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. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1156 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1923
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
40.0300° N · 34.6300° E · 1050 m · 3 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Hattusa — Yazılıkaya Chamber B North Relief — panel with stratified deposits
40.0282° N · 34.6279° EUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Hattusa — Yazılıkaya Chamber B North Relief — gallery with stratified deposits
40.0294° N · 34.6311° EAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Hattusa — Yazılıkaya Chamber B North Relief — engraving with stratified deposits
40.0280° N · 34.6291° E