Kusura Höyük
Kusura Höyük · Kusura
Early Bronze I–III (3000–2300 BCE)·Early Bronze Western Anatolian·🇹🇷 Afyon Province, Sandıklı Plain, Turkey
About
About Kusura Höyük
Kusura Höyük in Afyon Province, Sandıklı Plain, Turkey is a Early Bronze I–III (3000–2300 BCE) tell of Early Bronze Western Anatolian tradition. Type-site for Kusura A–C Early Bronze sequence in Phrygian Highlands. 3000 BCE, the site forms a stratified mound/karst mound 200×180 m, 10 m stratified, kusura a–c sequence. Excavations since the mid-20th c. expose mudbrick rectilinear houses with internal benches, bichrome ware architecture with diagnostic ceramics, lithics and administrative finds.
Archaeobotany and radiocarbon anchor the sequence, informing regional Early Bronze Western Anatolian networks across the Afyon Province. Threats include agricultural encroachment, erosion; research continues on Early Bronze Western Anatolian chronology.
Why it mattersType-site for Early Bronze Western Anatolian Early Bronze I–III (3000–2300 BCE) in Afyon Province, Sandıklı Plain; key for chronology, technology and interaction.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Early Bronze Western Anatolian levels?
- 02Function of extramural cemetery?
Theories
- 01Demic diffusion vs local adoption
- 02Ritual aggregation centre
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
- Early Bronze I–III (3000–2300 BCE)
- Culture
- Early Bronze Western Anatolian
- Purpose
- Type-site for Kusura A–C Early Bronze sequence in Phrygian Highlands
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c.3000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation
c.1200 BCE
Major expansion / fortification phase
20th c.
Systematic excavation begins
On the ground
Structures & features
38.4400° N · 30.5500° E · 950 m · 3 mapped features
Kusura Höyük — Central Mound
tellCentral mound with stratified architecture Levels I–IV
38.4404° N · 30.5505° EKusura Höyük — Lower Town Workshop
workshopWorkshop/midden with pottery, slag or lithics
38.4394° N · 30.5494° EKusura Höyük — Cemetery/Gate
cemeteryExtramural cemetery or gate area
38.4402° N · 30.5492° E