Site Aşıklı

Main Information

Site ID	626
Name of the site	Aşıklı
Alias name	Aşıklı Höyük
Alternative name
District	Aksaray
Region	Central Anatolia
Country	Turkey
Period	Anatolia Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 8800 - 7000 Anatolia Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 8800 - 7000 Anatolia Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 8800 - 7000 Anatolia Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 8800 - 7000
Description	This site lies in the eastern part of Central Anatolia, in west Cappadocia, 25 km southeast of Aksaray, in a landscape of "Volcanic Cappadocia" on the banks of the Melendiz River/in the narrow valley along the alluvial flood-plain of the river, in the village of Kızılkaya (redrock). The region, about 1000 m above sea level (the highest oint of the Aşıklı mound stands 1119,45 m), forms part of the Central Anatolian steppe. The region is rich in source of obsidian. The mound of Aşıklı covers an area of 3,5 - 4 ha and dates between 8500 and 7500 cal. BC (PPNB).
Topography	riverside
Geographical Coordinate Reference System	WGS84 - World Geodetic System 1984
Latitude	38.350383000000
Longitude	34.217352000000
Elevation	None
Exact location	yes
Coordinate source	OREA
Number of activity periods	None
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Bibliography

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Areas in this Site

Areas

ID 764 settlement	Anatolia Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 8800 - 7000
ID 765 settlement	Anatolia Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 8800 - 7000
ID 767 settlement	Anatolia Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 8800 - 7000
ID 781 settlement	Anatolia Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 8800 - 7000