Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200-7400 BCE)·Anatolian Neolithic·🇹🇷 Central Anatolia, Aksaray, Turkey
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About Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier
Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier in Central Anatolia, Aksaray, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200-7400 BCE) tell attributed to Anatolian Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 12 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 38.3512N 34.2169E controls access to Central Anatolia, 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 Central Anatolia, Aksaray, illustrating Anatolian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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. 7900 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200-7400 BCE)
- Culture
- Anatolian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Multi-period settlement mound with stratified occupation
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 7900 BCE
Initial construction of Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 981 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier
2004–2016
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
38.3512° N · 34.2169° E · 1108 m · 4 mapped features
Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier — Main Tell Feature
structurePrimary structure at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
38.3498° N · 34.2175° EAsikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits
38.3506° N · 34.2165° EAsikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
38.3531° N · 34.2174° EAsikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Eastern Outlier with plastered basin
38.3496° N · 34.2154° E