Tell Tayinat
E687213
Tell Tayinat is an important archaeological mound in southern Turkey known for its remains of an Iron Age Neo-Hittite city and earlier Bronze Age settlements.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tell ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | regional capital in the Iron Age ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tell Tayinat Höyük NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Luwian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neo-Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ Syro-Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology |
earlier occupation in the third and second millennia BCE
ⓘ
occupied mainly in the early first millennium BCE for the Iron Age city ⓘ |
| containsStructure |
city gate
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ palaces ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 1930s ⓘ |
| firstExcavatedBy | Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingKingdom | Patina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalProject | Tayinat Archaeological Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
cultic practices
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| hasFind |
Luwian hieroglyphic inscriptions
ⓘ
basalt sculptures ⓘ ceramics ⓘ cuneiform tablets ⓘ inscribed stelae ⓘ ivories ⓘ metal artifacts ⓘ orthostats ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
basalt
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important for understanding Iron Age state formation in the Levant
ⓘ
key site for study of Neo-Hittite polities ⓘ |
| identifiedWith |
ancient city of Kunulua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
capital of the kingdom of Patina ⓘ |
| knownFor |
earlier Bronze Age settlements
ⓘ
remains of an Iron Age Neo-Hittite city ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hatay Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Orontes River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Amuq Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernExcavationsAffiliation | University of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernExcavationsDirectedBy | Timothy P. Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite | Tell Atchana (ancient Alalakh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionInAntiquity | Syro-Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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