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Aşağı Pınar Mound

Merkez, Kırklareli

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A Neolithic mound south of Kırklareli bearing traces of one of Europe's earliest farming villages.

Safety warning

Do not enter the excavation area; the finds are displayed in the Kırklareli Museum.

Its story

Aşağı Pınar Höyüğü (Aşağı Pınar Mound) lies in a bend of the Haydardere about 3 kilometers south of the city and was identified in 1980 in a surface survey by Mehmet Özdoğan. Unlike Anatolian mounds, the settlement did not grow upward but expanded by shifting westward over time; for this reason it shows 'horizontal stratigraphy'. Excavations have uncovered Neolithic and Chalcolithic house plans and a village layout. Information from the site is considered an important source for understanding the spread of farming from Anatolia to Europe.

Key facts

Period
Neolithic–Chalcolithic
Excavations
From 1993

Trip purpose

  • Free
  • Quiet

Location

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41.72167, 27.22528

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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C5%9Fa%C4%9F%C4%B1_P%C4%B1nar_H%C3%B6y%C3%BC%C4%9F%C3%BC | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q794733