Boncuklu Höyük House 15 Terrazzo
Boncuklu Höyük House 15 Terrazzo North Annex · Boncuklu Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Konya, Boncuklu, Turkey
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About Boncuklu Höyük House 15 Terrazzo
Boncuklu Höyük House 15 Terrazzo in Konya, Boncuklu, 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 37.7510N 32.8640E controls access to Konya 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 Konya, Boncuklu, 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
- 1972 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Boncuklu Höyük House 15 Terrazzo main structure
c. 1912
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1972–2017
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Boncuklu Höyük House 15 Terrazzo) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.7510° N · 32.8640° E · 164 m · 4 mapped features
Boncuklu Höyük House 15 Terrazzo — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
37.7518° N · 32.8649° EBoncuklu Höyük House 15 Terrazzo — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
37.7500° N · 32.8633° EBoncuklu Höyük House 15 Terrazzo — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
37.7525° N · 32.8652° EBoncuklu Höyük House 15 Terrazzo — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
37.7494° N · 32.8629° E