Aşıklı Höyük Buried Subfloor Burial Cluster 7
Aşıklı Höyük Buried Subfloor Burial Cluster 7 North Annex · Aşıklı Site
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)·Chalcolithic–EBA·🇹🇷 Aksaray, Aşıklı, Turkey
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About Aşıklı Höyük Buried Subfloor Burial Cluster 7
Aşıklı Höyük Buried Subfloor Burial Cluster 7 in Aksaray, Aşıklı, Turkey is a Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–EBA. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal mound 220 × 180 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 38.3490N 34.2260E controls access to Aksaray resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tell for Aksaray, Aşıklı, illustrating Chalcolithic–EBA 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. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–EBA
- Purpose
- Multi-period settlement mound with stratified urban sequence
- Rediscovered
- 1962 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
Initial construction of Aşıklı Höyük Buried Subfloor Burial Cluster 7 main structure
c. 1902
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1962–2007
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Aşıklı Höyük Buried Subfloor Burial Cluster 7) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
38.3490° N · 34.2260° E · 94 m · 4 mapped features
Aşıklı Höyük Buried Subfloor Burial Cluster 7 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tell — Mound 220 × 180 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
38.3498° N · 34.2269° EAşıklı Höyük Buried Subfloor Burial Cluster 7 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
38.3480° N · 34.2253° EAşıklı Höyük Buried Subfloor Burial Cluster 7 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
38.3505° N · 34.2272° EAşıklı Höyük Buried Subfloor Burial Cluster 7 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
38.3474° N · 34.2249° E