New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29)
Bronze Age (regional)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Hattusa, Turkey
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About New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29)
New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) at Hattusa, Turkey is a Bronze Age (regional) contested of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for temple and associated settlement. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersNew Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) at Hattusa, Turkey is a Bronze Age (regional) contested of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for temple and as
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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. 200 CE
- Period
- Bronze Age (regional)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Temple and associated settlement
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 200 CE
Initial construction / first occupation at New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29)
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29)
On the ground
Structures & features
40.4004° N · 35.1817° E · 36 m · 4 mapped features
New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) Main Contested Feature
contestedPrimary contested feature at New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) – central temple and associated settlement element with stratified deposits
40.4004° N · 35.1817° ENew Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) defining settlement or ritual space
40.4003° N · 35.1818° ENew Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) ceremonial landscape
40.4005° N · 35.1816° ENew Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) Reservoir Cistern
hydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management
40.4003° N · 35.1816° E