Can Hasan Höyük I
Can Hasan Höyük I Tell
Chalcolithic (5500–3000 BCE)·Can Hasan·🇹🇷 Karaman Province, Taurus foothills, Turkey
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About Can Hasan Höyük I
Can Hasan Höyük I in Karaman Province, Taurus foothills, Turkey is a Chalcolithic (5500–3000 BCE) tell attributed to Can Hasan culture. German and Syrian excavations document stratified sequence with ceramic seriation and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and ancillary settlement.
Why it mattersKey Can Hasan site illustrating Chalcolithic (5500–3000 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Can Hasan Höyük I
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Can Hasan
- 02Trade hub on Euphrates/Khabur
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. 5500 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (5500–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Can Hasan
- Purpose
- Layered mound with Ubaid contacts and wall paintings
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 5500 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
37.1561° N · 33.5522° E · 369 m · 3 mapped features
Can Hasan Höyük I — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Can Hasan Höyük I 15 m high with stratified phases
37.1569° N · 33.5530° ECan Hasan Höyük I — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
37.1552° N · 33.5517° ECan Hasan Höyük I — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
37.1572° N · 33.5515° E