Tell Atchana Palace IV Buried Archive Room
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Hatay, Tell Atchana, Turkey
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About Tell Atchana Palace IV Buried Archive Room
Tell Atchana Palace IV Buried Archive Room in Hatay, Tell Atchana, Turkey is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.2380N 36.3840E controls access to Hatay resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Hatay, Tell Atchana, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1971 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Tell Atchana Palace IV Buried Archive Room main structure
c. 1911
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1971–2016
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Tell Atchana Palace IV Buried Archive Room) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.2380° N · 36.3840° E · 157 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Atchana Palace IV Buried Archive Room — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
36.2388° N · 36.3849° ETell Atchana Palace IV Buried Archive Room — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
36.2370° N · 36.3833° ETell Atchana Palace IV Buried Archive Room — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
36.2395° N · 36.3852° E