Pediment-Spur Hill Fort
Pediment-Spur
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)·Classical·🇹🇷 Central Anatolia, Turkey
About
About Pediment-Spur Hill Fort
Pediment-Spur Hill Fort in Central Anatolia, Turkey is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) hillfort attributed to Classical culture. Systematically investigated through aerial LiDAR and coring, it presents a principal enclosure with ancillary settlement. Construction employs cyclopean blocks and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Classical hillfort with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Population scale vs catchment
- 02Social hierarchy and elite control
Theories
- 01Defensive refuge and tribal capital
- 02Centralized storage and redistribution (Cunliffe)
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. 630 BCE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 630 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 262 BCE
Secondary construction phase
c. 255 CE
Abandonment and gradual burial
1963
Archaeological identification via aerial survey
On the ground
Structures & features
39.1137° N · 32.2003° E · 127 m · 3 mapped features
Shrine
necropolisOutlier feature with geoglyph
39.1145° N · 32.1985° EHydraulic Channel
entranceOutlier feature with geoglyph
39.1159° N · 32.2021° ETemple Platform
courtyardOutlier feature with petroglyphs
39.1133° N · 32.2001° E