Ancient site· Aksaray merkez, Aksaray

Künktepe Höyük, Kutlu

Künktepe Höyük, Kutlu is a ancient site in Aksaray merkez, Aksaray; The mound at the Künk locality, south of the Kutlu township in the central district of Aksaray, is oval in plan, about 400 meters across in both the east-west and north-south directions, and varies between 25 and 35 meters in height, forming a marked topographic rise above its surroundings.

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The mound at the Künk locality, south of the Kutlu township in the central district of Aksaray, is oval in plan, about 400 meters across in both the east-west and north-south directions, and varies between 25 and 35 meters in height, forming a marked topographic rise above its surroundings. The ceramic finds recovered in surface surveys show that the settlement had a multi-layered occupation extending from the Early Bronze Age through the Assyrian Trade Colonies period, the Iron Age, and the Hellenistic, Roman, and Seljuk periods.

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