Sumatar Harabesi — Buried Settlement North
Sumatar Buried N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Şanlıurfa, Sumatar Harabesi, Turkey
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About Sumatar Harabesi — Buried Settlement North
Sumatar Harabesi — Buried Settlement North in Şanlıurfa, Sumatar Harabesi, Turkey is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 27.4 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 650 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 1881
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1158 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1895
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1447 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
37.3200° N · 39.1600° E · 650 m · 4 mapped features
- Buried Insula NorthinsulaBuried Insula North at Sumatar Harabesi — Buried Settlement North — insula with stratified deposits37.3213° N · 39.1586° E
- Street Grid SectorstreetStreet Grid Sector at Sumatar Harabesi — Buried Settlement North — street with stratified deposits37.3195° N · 39.1617° E
- Workshop TerraceworkshopWorkshop Terrace at Sumatar Harabesi — Buried Settlement North — workshop with stratified deposits37.3190° N · 39.1596° E
- Rampart SegmentrampartRampart Segment at Sumatar Harabesi — Buried Settlement North — rampart with stratified deposits37.3207° N · 39.1586° E