Edge Ben Quarry
Roman (300 BCE–500 CE)·Roman·🇹🇷 Central Anatolia, Turkey
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About Edge Ben Quarry
Edge Ben Quarry in Central Anatolia, Turkey is a Roman (300 BCE–500 CE) quarry attributed to Roman culture. Systematically investigated through aerial LiDAR and test trenching, it presents a central mound with hydraulic works. Construction employs dry-stone masonry and demonstrates craft specialization. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Roman quarry with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Population scale vs catchment
- 02Cause of abandonment and collapse
Theories
- 01Centralized storage and redistribution (Cunliffe)
- 02Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
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. 200 BCE
- Period
- Roman (300 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Roman
- Purpose
- Necropolis and ritual
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 200 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 245 BCE
Secondary construction phase
c. 236 CE
Abandonment and gradual burial
1996
Archaeological identification via aerial survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0203° N · 33.7982° E · 183 m · 4 mapped features
Stela Alignment
petroglyphBurial zone — shaft tombs
37.0187° N · 33.7952° ENecropolis Extension
structureAncillary workshop associated with main monument
37.0197° N · 33.7967° EShrine
tombHydraulic feature — canal
37.0222° N · 33.7972° ERock Art Panel
shrineOutlier feature with standing stones
37.0186° N · 33.7974° E