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Karkemish — Outer Town Buried Lower Terrace (Turkey-Syria Border)
Verified36.8200° N · 38.0200° E · 350 m

Karkemish — Outer Town Buried Lower Terrace (Turkey-Syria Border)

Karkemish Outer

Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Gaziantep, Karkemish Outer, Turkey

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About Karkemish — Outer Town Buried Lower Terrace (Turkey-Syria Border)

Karkemish — Outer Town Buried Lower Terrace (Turkey-Syria Border) in Gaziantep, Karkemish Outer, Turkey is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and ancillary settlement. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 18.0 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.

Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 350 m elevation.

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Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Chronology and phasing
  2. 02Construction technique

Theories

  1. 01Ritual landscape model
  2. 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. 3000 BCE
Period
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
Culture
Bronze Age
Purpose
Buried urban quarter under later deposits
Rediscovered
2001
Excavation
Buried

  1. c. 3000 BCE

    Initial construction / foundation

  2. c. 910 BCE

    Major refurbishment / second phase

  3. 1933

    Modern rediscovery and excavation

On the ground

Structures & features

36.8200° N · 38.0200° E · 350 m · 4 mapped features

  • Buried Insula North

    insula

    Buried Insula North at Karkemish — Outer Town Buried Lower Terrace (Turkey-Syria Border) — insula with stratified deposits

    36.8192° N · 38.0191° E

  • Street Grid Sector

    street

    Street Grid Sector at Karkemish — Outer Town Buried Lower Terrace (Turkey-Syria Border) — street with stratified deposits

    36.8206° N · 38.0206° E

  • Workshop Terrace

    workshop

    Workshop Terrace at Karkemish — Outer Town Buried Lower Terrace (Turkey-Syria Border) — workshop with stratified deposits

    36.8205° N · 38.0202° E

  • Rampart Segment

    rampart

    Rampart Segment at Karkemish — Outer Town Buried Lower Terrace (Turkey-Syria Border) — rampart with stratified deposits

    36.8192° N · 38.0194° E

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