Hearths Layer North — Konya Plain (Konya)
Hearths Layer North Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Iron Age·🇹🇷 Konya Plain, Turkey
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About Hearths Layer North — Konya Plain (Konya)
Hearths Layer North in Konya Plain, Turkey is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried city attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) buried-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Hearths Layer North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 500 CE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
38.4921° N · 31.7509° E · 166 m · 3 mapped features
Hearths Layer North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary buried-city feature at Hearths Layer North
38.4929° N · 31.7517° EHearths Layer North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Hearths Layer North
38.4914° N · 31.7503° EHearths Layer North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Hearths Layer North
38.4932° N · 31.7499° E