History and archaeology / Mound (höyük)
Kaman Kalehöyük
Kaman, Kırşehir
A mound 280 meters in diameter east of Kaman, excavated by Japanese archaeologists since 1986, with layers stretching through the Bronze, Iron and Ottoman ages.
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Its story
Kaman-Kalehöyük is a multi-layered mound on the road to the village of Çağırkan, about 3 km east-northeast of the Kaman district. It is about 280 meters in diameter and 16 meters high. Since 1986 it has been excavated under the direction of Sachihiro Omura on behalf of the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan and the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology. The excavations have identified four main cultural layers belonging to the Ottoman period, the Iron Age–Phrygian period, the Middle and Late Bronze Age and the Early Bronze Age. The finds are displayed at the nearby Kalehöyük Archaeology Museum.
Key facts
- Visit
- It is an active excavation site; visiting conditions can be obtained from the museum
- Excavations
- Since 1986
- Diameter / height
- 280 m / 16 m
Trip purpose
- Photography
- Quiet
Location
39.36257, 33.78667
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaman_Kalehöyük | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaman-Kalehöyük