Kurban Höyük — North Domestic Quarter (Adıyaman)
Kurban N Quarter
Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)·Chalcolithic–Early Bronze·🇹🇷 Adıyaman, Kurban Höyük, Turkey
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About Kurban Höyük — North Domestic Quarter (Adıyaman)
Kurban Höyük — North Domestic Quarter (Adıyaman) in Adıyaman, Kurban Höyük, Turkey is a Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–Early Bronze. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal citadel and workshop area. Dimensions mound 120 m × 90 m × 18 m high; deposit 20 m thick; area 15.6 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic–Early Bronze tell with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 620 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 4000–3500 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–Early Bronze
- Purpose
- Multi-period tell settlement with stratified architecture
- Rediscovered
- 1919
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4000–3500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 936 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1890
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
37.6800° N · 38.6800° E · 620 m · 3 mapped features
Mound Summit Sanctuary
sanctuaryMound Summit Sanctuary at Kurban Höyük — North Domestic Quarter (Adıyaman) — sanctuary with stratified deposits
37.6808° N · 38.6791° ELower Town Insula
insulaLower Town Insula at Kurban Höyük — North Domestic Quarter (Adıyaman) — insula with stratified deposits
37.6800° N · 38.6781° EFortification Wall
wallFortification Wall at Kurban Höyük — North Domestic Quarter (Adıyaman) — wall with stratified deposits
37.6816° N · 38.6815° E