Boncuklu Tarla Temple Enclosures
Pre-Pottery Neolithic·Upper Tigris PPN·🇹🇷 Mardin, Dargeçit, Turkey
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About Boncuklu Tarla Temple Enclosures
Boncuklu Tarla Temple Enclosures at Mardin, Dargeçit, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic temple complex of the Upper Tigris PPN tradition, built c. 10300 BCE for ppn temple village with skull cult. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersBoncuklu Tarla Temple Enclosures at Mardin, Dargeçit, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic temple complex of the Upper Tigris PPN tradition, built c. 10300 BCE for
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 10300 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic
- Culture
- Upper Tigris PPN
- Purpose
- PPN temple village with skull cult
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 10300 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Boncuklu Tarla Temple Enclosures
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Boncuklu Tarla Temple Enclosures
On the ground
Structures & features
37.5486° N · 41.7458° E · 179 m · 3 mapped features
Boncuklu Tarla Temple Enclosures Main Temple-Complex Feature
temple complexPrimary temple-complex feature at Boncuklu Tarla Temple Enclosures – central ppn temple village with skull cult element with stratified deposits
37.5487° N · 41.7458° EBoncuklu Tarla Temple Enclosures Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Boncuklu Tarla Temple Enclosures defining settlement or ritual space
37.5485° N · 41.7459° EBoncuklu Tarla Temple Enclosures Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Boncuklu Tarla Temple Enclosures ceremonial landscape
37.5487° N · 41.7457° E