Pushkarini Tank Steps North — Cappadocia (Nevşehir)
Pushkarini Tank Steps North Site
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)·Local Neolithic·🇹🇷 Cappadocia, Turkey
About
About Pushkarini Tank Steps North — Cappadocia (Nevşehir)
Pushkarini Tank Steps North in Cappadocia, Turkey is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) hydraulic attributed to Local Neolithic culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Local Neolithic site illustrating Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) hydraulic traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Pushkarini Tank Steps North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Local Neolithic
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
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. 500 CE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Local Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and settlement
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 500 CE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
38.5961° N · 33.8738° E · 664 m · 3 mapped features
Pushkarini Tank Steps North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary hydraulic feature at Pushkarini Tank Steps North
38.5969° N · 33.8746° EPushkarini Tank Steps North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Pushkarini Tank Steps North
38.5954° N · 33.8732° EPushkarini Tank Steps North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Pushkarini Tank Steps North
38.5972° N · 33.8728° E