Horoztepe Bronze Age Settlement and Necropolis

Historical description

An archaeological site in modern Turkey's Tokat province that now lies in the eastern portion of the modern town of Erbaa. Excavations were conducted there in the mid-20th century. It is best known for having produced artifacts of the Hatti culture, indicating intensive human activity between 4,000 and 2,000 BCE. Due to agricultural activity and development, the site has been significantly damaged and no archaeology is visible on publicly available aerial/satellite imagery.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Pleiades

Source and reuse

This profile derives from the Pleiades current GIS record, licensed CC BY 3.0. Pleiades place record The profile preserves the source name, point, type, description, precision and provenance without silently adding a boundary reconstruction.

Research path

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