Kosk Hoyuk Bor Plain
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze·Cappadocia Chalcolithic·🇹🇷 Niğde, Bor Plain, Turkey
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About Kosk Hoyuk Bor Plain
Kosk Hoyuk Bor Plain at Niğde, Bor Plain, Turkey is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze ancient village of the Cappadocia Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 6000 BCE for painted pottery and crete relief building. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersKosk Hoyuk Bor Plain at Niğde, Bor Plain, Turkey is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze ancient village of the Cappadocia Chalcolithic tradition, built c. 6000 BCE f
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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. 6000 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Early Bronze
- Culture
- Cappadocia Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Painted pottery and crete relief building
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 6000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Kosk Hoyuk Bor Plain
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Kosk Hoyuk Bor Plain
On the ground
Structures & features
38.1000° N · 34.3500° E · 141 m · 4 mapped features
- Kosk Hoyuk Bor Plain Main Ancient-Village Featureancient villagePrimary ancient-village feature at Kosk Hoyuk Bor Plain – central painted pottery and crete relief building element with stratified deposits38.1001° N · 34.3501° E
- Kosk Hoyuk Bor Plain Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Kosk Hoyuk Bor Plain defining settlement or ritual space38.0999° N · 34.3501° E
- Kosk Hoyuk Bor Plain Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Kosk Hoyuk Bor Plain ceremonial landscape38.1001° N · 34.3499° E
- Kosk Hoyuk Bor Plain Reservoir CisternhydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management38.0999° N · 34.3499° E