Kaymaklı — Underground City Ancillary Church North (Cappadocia)
Kaymakli Church N
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Nevşehir, Kaymaklı, Turkey
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About Kaymaklı — Underground City Ancillary Church North (Cappadocia)
Kaymaklı — Underground City Ancillary Church North (Cappadocia) in Nevşehir, Kaymaklı, Turkey is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and LiDAR document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 26.2 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 1300 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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
- 1995
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 985 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1892
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1538 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
38.4600° N · 34.7500° E · 1300 m · 4 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Kaymaklı — Underground City Ancillary Church North (Cappadocia) — insula with stratified deposits
38.4607° N · 34.7479° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Kaymaklı — Underground City Ancillary Church North (Cappadocia) — street with stratified deposits
38.4583° N · 34.7481° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Kaymaklı — Underground City Ancillary Church North (Cappadocia) — workshop with stratified deposits
38.4622° N · 34.7523° ERampart Segment
rampartRampart Segment at Kaymaklı — Underground City Ancillary Church North (Cappadocia) — rampart with stratified deposits
38.4578° N · 34.7514° E