Çatalhöyük South Area Terrace House 89
Çatalhöyük South Area Terrace House 89 North Annex · Çatalhöyük Site
Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age (4500–2000 BCE)·Chalcolithic–EBA·🇹🇷 Konya, Çatalhöyük South, Turkey
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About Çatalhöyük South Area Terrace House 89
Çatalhöyük South Area Terrace House 89 in Konya, Çatalhöyük South, 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 37.6660N 32.8250E 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 tell for Konya, Çatalhöyük South, 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
- 1960 survey
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3800 BCE initial, major 2600 BCE
Initial construction of Çatalhöyük South Area Terrace House 89 main structure
c. 1900
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1960–2005
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Çatalhöyük South Area Terrace House 89) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.6660° N · 32.8250° E · 80 m · 4 mapped features
Çatalhöyük South Area Terrace House 89 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal tell — Mound 220 × 180 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
37.6668° N · 32.8259° EÇatalhöyük South Area Terrace House 89 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
37.6650° N · 32.8243° EÇatalhöyük South Area Terrace House 89 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
37.6675° N · 32.8262° EÇatalhöyük South Area Terrace House 89 — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
37.6644° N · 32.8239° E