Kazane Höyük — West Workshop Quarter (Şanlıurfa)
Kazane W Workshop
Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Şanlıurfa, Kazane Höyük, Turkey
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About Kazane Höyük — West Workshop Quarter (Şanlıurfa)
Kazane Höyük — West Workshop Quarter (Şanlıurfa) in Şanlıurfa, Kazane Höyük, Turkey is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 18.4 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 550 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 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
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1099 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1953
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0700° N · 38.3500° E · 550 m · 4 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Kazane Höyük — West Workshop Quarter (Şanlıurfa) — insula with stratified deposits
37.0722° N · 38.3503° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Kazane Höyük — West Workshop Quarter (Şanlıurfa) — street with stratified deposits
37.0719° N · 38.3524° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Kazane Höyük — West Workshop Quarter (Şanlıurfa) — workshop with stratified deposits
37.0719° N · 38.3478° ERampart Segment
rampartRampart Segment at Kazane Höyük — West Workshop Quarter (Şanlıurfa) — rampart with stratified deposits
37.0682° N · 38.3490° E