Salina Hillfort
Salina
Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE)·Yayoi·🇹🇷 Central Anatolia, Turkey
About
About Salina Hillfort
Salina Hillfort in Central Anatolia, Turkey is a Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE) hillfort attributed to Yayoi culture. Systematically investigated through aerial LiDAR and stratigraphic excavation, it presents a monumental core with workshop zone. Construction employs cyclopean blocks and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Yayoi hillfort with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization and logistics
- 02Cause of abandonment and collapse
Theories
- 01Astronomical observatory and calendar
- 02Centralized storage and redistribution (Cunliffe)
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. 257 BCE
- Period
- Yayoi (300 BCE–300 CE)
- Culture
- Yayoi
- Purpose
- Defensive and administrative
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 257 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 556 BCE
Secondary construction phase
c. 102 CE
Abandonment and gradual burial
2016
Archaeological identification via aerial survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0720° N · 32.1734° E · 2761 m · 4 mapped features
Hydraulic Channel
enclosureHydraulic feature — canal
37.0712° N · 32.1719° EGranary Cluster
moundOutlier feature with geoglyph
37.0712° N · 32.1711° EHydraulic Channel 3
enclosureAncillary necropolis associated with main monument
37.0701° N · 32.1762° EBurial Cluster
ditchPrimary hillfort at Salina Hillfort — megalithic chamber
37.0719° N · 32.1714° E