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Multi-periodSite Name: Beycesultan Alternative Name: Beycesultan HöyükCountry: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Civril
Latitude: 38.256667N Longitude: 29.701111E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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4500 - 3200 BCE Levels XL - XX Late Chalcolithic
3200 - 1900 BCE Levels XIX - VI Early Bronze Age
1900 - 1450 BCE Levels V - IV Middle Bronze Age
1450 - 1100 BCE Levels III - I Late Bronze Age
In the settlement which was surrounded by a fortification during the Early Bronze Age, the "Twin Shrines" in megaron plan are the first known public temples in Anatolia.
In the Middle Bronze Age it became one of the largest cities of Anatolia. The "Burned Palace" with at least forty rooms uncovered in Level V is proof that Beycesultan was an important residence of an unknown kingdom.
It should be the city of Arzawa destroyed by the Hittite King Hattusili I.
(Information from the Pamukkale Museum).
More information at the Excavation website.
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