Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Southern Extension

Why it mattersKey tell for Central Anatolia, Aksaray, illustrating Anatolian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.

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Built

c. 7900 BCE

Period

Pre-Pottery Neolithic (8200-7400 BCE)

Culture

Anatolian Neolithic

Purpose

Multi-period settlement mound with stratified occupation

Excavation

Excavation ongoing

1. c. 7900 BCE

   Initial construction of Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Southern Extension main structure

2. c. 1316 BCE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Southern Extension

3. 19th–20th century

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection

• Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Southern Extension — Main Tell Feature

  dromos

  Primary dromos at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Southern Extension — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits

  38.3396° N · 34.2144° E

• Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure

  structure

  Ancillary structure at Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Southern Extension — burial gallery with stratified deposits

  38.3381° N · 34.2146° E

• Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel

  enclosure

  Outlier enclosure panel linked to Asikli Hoyuk Terrace Trench 12 South — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape

  38.3399° N · 34.2120° E