Assos Buried Andron House Terrace
Assos Buried Andron House Terrace North Annex · Assos Site
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)·Chalcolithic–EBA·🇹🇷 Çanakkale, Assos, Turkey
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About Assos Buried Andron House Terrace
Assos Buried Andron House Terrace in Çanakkale, Assos, 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 39.4900N 26.3360E controls access to Çanakkale 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 Çanakkale, Assos, 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
- 1970 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
Initial construction of Assos Buried Andron House Terrace main structure
c. 1910
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1970–2015
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Assos Buried Andron House Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.4900° N · 26.3360° E · 150 m · 4 mapped features
Assos Buried Andron House Terrace — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tell — Mound 220 × 180 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
39.4908° N · 26.3369° EAssos Buried Andron House Terrace — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
39.4890° N · 26.3353° EAssos Buried Andron House Terrace — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
39.4915° N · 26.3372° EAssos Buried Andron House Terrace — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
39.4884° N · 26.3349° E