Çadır Höyük - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Çadır Höyük - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Çadır Höyük is an important ancient settlement and archaeological site in Yozgat Province, Turkey 16 kilometers south of Sorgun. It lies around 70 kilometers from the Hittite capital of Hattuša. The artificial mound contains the remains of some 6,000 years of human settlement ranging from the Middle Chalcolithic era to the Byzantine period.Steadman, Sharon R., et al., "Stability and change at Çadır Höyük in central Anatolia: a case of Late Chalcolithic globalisation?", Anatolian Studies 69, pp. 21-57, 2019 The mound reaches the height of 32 metres above the valley plain. Recent excavators of Cadir Hoyuk have identified this site tentatively with the Hittite city of Zippalanda.Site History Site history at Çadır Höyük Archaeological Project - www.cadirhoyuk.orgArbuckle, Benjamin S, "Chalcolithic caprines, Dark Age dairy, and Byzantine beef: a first look at animal exploitation at Middle and Late Holocene Çadır Höyük, North Central Turkey", Anatolica 35, pp. 179-224, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia
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