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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

  1. 01Chronology and phasing
  2. 02Landscape function

Theories

  1. 01Ceremonial centre
  2. 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
  1. c. 200 CE

    Initial construction / first occupation at New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29)

  2. 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

    contested

    Primary contested feature at New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) – central temple and associated settlement element with stratified deposits

    40.4004° N · 35.1817° E
  • New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) Secondary Enclosure

    enclosure

    Ancillary enclosure/wall line at New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) defining settlement or ritual space

    40.4003° N · 35.1818° E
  • New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) Outlier Rock Art Panel

    rock art

    Outlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) ceremonial landscape

    40.4005° N · 35.1816° E
  • New Hattusa Temple East — Hattusa (60-29) Reservoir Cistern

    hydraulic

    Rock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management

    40.4003° N · 35.1816° E

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