Tumulus of Eilean Doab
Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE)·Chalcolithic·🇹🇷 Central Anatolia, Turkey
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About Tumulus of Eilean Doab
Tumulus of Eilean Doab in Central Anatolia, Turkey is a Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE) tumulus attributed to Chalcolithic culture. Systematically investigated through ground-penetrating radar and coring, it presents a principal enclosure with necropolis. Construction employs mudbrick on stone socle and demonstrates long-distance exchange. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans verify location and chronology.
Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic tumulus with stratified sequence and regional significance.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of monuments
- 02Construction labor organization and logistics
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape and ancestral veneration
- 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. 4285 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (4500–3300 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Defensive and administrative
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 4285 BCE
Initial construction and primary occupation
c. 3485 BCE
Major expansion and monumental elaboration
c. 755 BCE
Rebuilding and fortification phase
1968
Modern archaeological excavation and survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.4875° N · 33.0280° E · 2456 m · 4 mapped features
Outlier Panel
enclosureAncillary settlement associated with main monument
37.4887° N · 33.0286° ERock Art Panel
structureOutlier feature with geoglyph
37.4890° N · 33.0251° ENecropolis Extension
templeHydraulic feature — canal
37.4886° N · 33.0254° EHydraulic Channel
tombAncillary reservoir associated with main monument
37.4896° N · 33.0254° E