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Kusura Höyük

Kusura Höyük · Kusura

Early Bronze I–III (3000–2300 BCE)·Early Bronze Western Anatolian·🇹🇷 Afyon Province, Sandıklı Plain, Turkey

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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

  1. 01Chronology of Early Bronze Western Anatolian levels?
  2. 02Function of extramural cemetery?

Theories

  1. 01Demic diffusion vs local adoption
  2. 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
  1. c.3000 BCE

    Initial construction / first occupation

  2. c.1200 BCE

    Major expansion / fortification phase

  3. 20th c.

    Systematic excavation begins

On the ground

Structures & features

38.4400° N · 30.5500° E · 950 m · 3 mapped features

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