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Maydos Kilisetepe
Prehistoric · Regional Chalcolithic-EBA
Maydos Kilisetepe — buried prehistoric tell/village at Çanakkale Province.
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Beşik-Sivritepe
Prehistoric · Regional Chalcolithic-EBA
Beşik-Sivritepe — buried prehistoric tell/village at Çanakkale Province.
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Tepecik (İnegöl)
Prehistoric · Regional Chalcolithic-EBA
Tepecik (İnegöl) — buried prehistoric tell/village at Bursa Province.
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Grek Amele
Prehistoric · Regional Chalcolithic-EBA
Grek Amele — buried prehistoric tell/village at Diyarbakır Province.
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Gritille Höyük
Ubaid–Uruk to Iron Age (4500–600 BCE) · Upper Euphrates Chalcolithic–Early Bronze
Ubaid–Uruk to Iron Age (4500–600 BCE) tell of Upper Euphrates Chalcolithic–Early Bronze in Adıyaman Province, Samsat Plain (c.4500 BCE).
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Akarçay Tepe
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B to Halaf (8500–5500 BCE) · PPNB–Halaf (8500–5500 BCE)
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B to Halaf (8500–5500 BCE) tell of PPNB–Halaf (8500–5500 BCE) in Şanlıurfa Province, Middle Euphrates (c.8500 BCE).
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Acıgöl Höyük
Late Neolithic – Early Chalcolithic (6500–5000 BCE) · Cappadocian Late Neolithic
Late Neolithic – Early Chalcolithic (6500–5000 BCE) tell of Cappadocian Late Neolithic in Nevşehir Province, Cappadocia (c.6500 BCE).
🇹🇷 Turkey · Fortress
Toprakkale (Rusahinili)
Urartian (735–714 BCE) · Urartian (Rusa I)
Urartian (735–714 BCE) fortress of Urartian (Rusa I) in Van Province, Van Plain (c.735 BCE).
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Kusura Höyük
Early Bronze I–III (3000–2300 BCE) · Early Bronze Western Anatolian
Early Bronze I–III (3000–2300 BCE) tell of Early Bronze Western Anatolian in Afyon Province, Sandıklı Plain (c.3000 BCE).
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Gre Virike
Chalcolithic to Middle Bronze (4000–1600 BCE) · Middle Bronze Ammian
Chalcolithic to Middle Bronze (4000–1600 BCE) tell of Middle Bronze Ammian in Şanlıurfa Province, Halfeti (c.4000 BCE).
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Arzashkun
Iron Age Urartian (880–780 BCE) · Urartian Early Kingdom
Iron Age Urartian (880–780 BCE) ancient-city of Urartian Early Kingdom in Muș Province, Malazgirt (c.880 BCE).
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Dilkaya Höyük
Early Bronze III – Urartian (2700–600 BCE) · Van–Urmia EB–Urartian
Early Bronze III – Urartian (2700–600 BCE) tell of Van–Urmia EB–Urartian in Van Province, Edremit Plain (c.2700 BCE).
🇹🇷 Turkey · Tumulus
Beşiktepe
Early Bronze I–II (3000–2500 BCE) · Troad Early Bronze
Early Bronze I–II (3000–2500 BCE) tumulus of Troad Early Bronze in Çanakkale Province, Troad (c.3000 BCE).
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Koçboyu Höyük
Late Chalcolithic – Early Bronze (4000–3000 BCE) · Elazığ–Murat Chalcolithic
Late Chalcolithic – Early Bronze (4000–3000 BCE) tell of Elazığ–Murat Chalcolithic in Elazığ Province, Keban Reservoir (c.4000 BCE).
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Cafer Höyük
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8500–7000 BCE) · PPNB Neolithic
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8500–7000 BCE) tell of PPNB Neolithic in Malatya Province, Middle Euphrates (c.8500 BCE).
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Girnavaz Höyük
Late Bronze to Iron Age (1600–600 BCE) · Mitanni → Assyrian
Late Bronze to Iron Age (1600–600 BCE) tell of Mitanni → Assyrian in Mardin Province, Nusaybin Plain (c.1600 BCE).
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Kaman-Kalehöyük (Çağırkan Central Mound)
Early Bronze through Ottoman (EB, MBA, LBA-Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman) · Central Anatolian → Hittite → Phrygian (Mushki) → Achaemenid
Kaman-Kalehöyük (Çağırkan Central Mound) is a multi-period tell/ancient village in Kırşehir Province, Kaman District, Central Anatolia, Turkey — Multi-period town mound controlling Kızılırmak basin…
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Yesemek Basalt Quarry & Sculpture Workshop (Amanos Piedmont)
Hittite Empire through Neo-Hittite (1375–800 BCE) · Hittite → Neo-Hittite Samʾal
Yesemek Basalt Quarry & Sculpture Workshop (Amanos Piedmont) is a multi-period tell/ancient village in Gaziantep Province, İslahiye District, Amanos foothills, Yesemek village, Turkey — Empire-scale…
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Koçumbeli
Early Bronze II (2700–2300 BCE) · Central Anatolian Early Bronze
Early Bronze II (2700–2300 BCE) tell of Central Anatolian Early Bronze in Ankara Province, Ankara Plain (c.2700 BCE).
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Kerkenes Dağ (Kerkenes / Pteria)
Iron Age (Median/Phrygian to Lydian-Achaemenid destruction 547 BCE) · Median-Phrygian Cappadocian (Pteria identification)
Kerkenes Dağ (Kerkenes / Pteria) is a multi-period tell/ancient village in Yozgat Province, Sorgun–Yozgat upland, Kerkenes granite massif, Turkey — Giant 271 ha Iron Age mountain city — largest…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Fortress
Patnos / Aznavur Tepe
Urartian (810–730 BCE) · Urartian (Menua)
Urartian (810–730 BCE) fortress of Urartian (Menua) in Ağrı Province, Patnos Plain (c.800 BCE).
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Tepecik Höyük (Çiftlik / Melendiz Plain)
Aceramic Neolithic through Early Bronze (7000–2700 BCE) · Cappadocian Aceramic → Early Chalcolithic → Late Chalcolithic (Melendiz)
Tepecik Höyük (Çiftlik / Melendiz Plain) is a multi-period tell/ancient village in Niğde Province, Çiftlik District, Melendiz plain, Cappadocia, Turkey — Cappadocian Neolithic obsidian-processing…
🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city
Tavium (Büyükkale / Büyüknefes)
Bronze Age to Byzantine · Hattian/Hittite → Phrygian → Galatian Celtic → Roman
Galatian Trocmi capital at Büyüknefes with Hellenistic walls, Roman avenue and Bryaxis Zeus emporion.
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Liman Tepe (Urla-Iskele Prehistoric Harbour)
Late Chalcolithic through Roman (Chalcolithic, EB I-III, MBA, Late Bronze, Classical, Roman) · Western Anatolian coastal → Troy I-II contemporary → Mycenaean contact → Ionian Klazomenai
Liman Tepe (Urla-Iskele Prehistoric Harbour) is a multi-period tell/ancient village in İzmir Province, Urla District, Urla-Iskele bay, Turkey — Earliest Aegean harbour town — prehistoric port with…