{"id":4850,"date":"2023-03-21T12:15:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T11:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/paik\/paik-mound-08-2\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T10:39:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T09:39:53","slug":"paik-citta-bassa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/en\/paik\/paik-citta-bassa\/","title":{"rendered":"PAIK &#8211; K\u00fcltepe\/Kanesh Upper Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"slider-wrapper relative\" id=\"slider-503549030\" >\n    <div class=\"slider slider-nav-reveal slider-nav-large slider-nav-light slider-style-normal\"\n        data-flickity-options='{\n            \"cellAlign\": \"center\",\n            \"imagesLoaded\": true,\n            \"lazyLoad\": 1,\n            \"freeScroll\": false,\n            \"wrapAround\": true,\n            \"autoPlay\": 6000,\n            \"pauseAutoPlayOnHover\" : true,\n            \"prevNextButtons\": false,\n            \"contain\" : true,\n            \"adaptiveHeight\" : true,\n            \"dragThreshold\" : 10,\n            \"percentPosition\": true,\n            \"pageDots\": false,\n            \"rightToLeft\": false,\n            \"draggable\": false,\n            \"selectedAttraction\": 0.1,\n            \"parallax\" : 0,\n            \"friction\": 0.6        }'\n        >\n        \r\n\r\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1868820374\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Foto-copertina-scaled.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \r\n\r\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1868820374 {\n  padding-top: 300px;\n}\n#banner-1868820374 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 55% 19%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\r\n\r\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"loading-spin dark large centered\"><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-1549193573\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1069870540\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K\u00fcltepe\/Kanesh Upper Town <\/span><\/h1>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Since 2019, the research conducted by the Italian mission has focused on a crucial area of the ancient urban center, located in the southwestern part of the site, where several public buildings dating between the end of the 3rd and the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC were located. These are represented by two ceremonial or temple buildings and a series of ancillary structures c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">onnected by a large stone-paved square.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">During the initial investigations by PAIK, aimed at reconstructing in detail the occupational sequence between the Early Bronze Age and the Iron Age, a series of architectural features from the early 2nd millennium BC were uncovered. Among these, a prominent structure stands out, which has since been named the \u201cStone Building\u201d due to its construction technique.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4>\t<div id=\"gap-1756786690\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1756786690 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/h4>\r\n<h4><em><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW247975226 BCX8\" lang=\"IT\" xml:lang=\"IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247975226 BCX8\">The Middle Bronze Age I \u201cBuilding on the Southern Terrace\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h4>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThe earliest documented phase, dating back to the Middle Bronze Age I (K\u00fcltepe Mound \u2013 Phases 8-9\/10, contemporary with Karum II), corresponds to a portion of a large building (the &#8220;Burnt Building&#8221;). So far, only a limited section of this structure has been identified, similarly oriented to the western wing of the so-called &#8220;Southern Terrace Building&#8221; excavated by T. \u00d6zg\u00fc\u00e7 between 1954 and 1967, and contemporary with the phase of the paved square.\r\nThe PAIK mission&#8217;s activities focused on Areas 02 and 08, located immediately east and north of the large room B12 of the &#8220;Southern Terrace Building.&#8221; These efforts revealed part of the structures previously excavated by T. \u00d6zg\u00fc\u00e7 and uncovered new architectural evidence related to the Middle Bronze Age I phase. Room B12 was fully cleared, reaching the floor level documented in the 1960s, which is poorly preserved but still visible in various places, such as the northern sector of the hall and the centre of the room, where a large circular hearth was discovered.\r\nIn the outdoor area in front of Room B12 (Area 02), two refurbishments of beaten earth floors were excavated, contemporary with the occupation phases of the paved road and square. Further north (Area 08), a large room of the &#8220;Burnt Building&#8221; was brought to light, indicating the northern continuation of the public complex associated with the &#8220;Southern Terrace Building.&#8221;\r\nThe &#8220;Burnt Building&#8221; features rectangular rooms east-west oriented and, in its earliest construction phase, comprises a large room measuring approximately 5 meters in length and up to 4 meters in width. The building&#8217;s walls show clear signs of fire damage, such as sun-dried bricks that have vitrified due to high temperatures and fragments of wooden beams that once formed the internal wall framework, now completely carbonized. The building underwent multiple architectural phases and at least two refurbishments of both the interior and exterior walking surfaces.\r\nDeposits inside the room, along with those resulting from the fire and destruction of nearby structures, yielded numerous materials, including several broken but complete vessels and some bronze artifacts (an axe and a pin). The pottery found in the destruction layers belongs to the horizon known as Alishar III (Middle Bronze Age I), characterized by painted ceramics with geometric motifs and monochrome black or reddish-brown decoration applied to the outer surfaces and rims of vessels such as jars, carinated bowls, single-handled cups, and jugs.\r\nAlong its northern boundary, the &#8220;Burnt Building&#8221; was partially removed to make room for the basement of a monumental structure, belonging to the later architectural phase of the Middle Bronze Age II (K\u00fcltepe Mound, Phase 7).\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"gap-897468521\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-897468521 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-227743128\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1683949045\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_133356620\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-1-1-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-1-1-1249x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-1-1-1249x800.jpg 1249w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-1-1-624x400.jpg 624w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-1-1-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-1-1-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-1-1-2048x1312.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_133356620 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\">The &#8220;Burnt Building&#8221; \u00a9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">K\u00fcltepe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Excavations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\"> Archive<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-332401879\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_512585131\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-2-1-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-2-1-1067x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-2-1-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-2-1-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-2-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-2-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_512585131 {\n  width: 86%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\nThe &#8220;Burnt Builnding&#8221; and room B12 <span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\">\u00a9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">K\u00fcltepe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Excavations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\"> Archive<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4><em><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW247975226 BCX8\" lang=\"IT\" xml:lang=\"IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247975226 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW82733935 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82733935 BCX8\">The stone buildings of the Middle Bronze Age II ceremonial area<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h4>\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1574935488\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1397562446\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">The exception<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">l discoveries m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">de in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">s 01 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">nd 05 h<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">ve returned new d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\"> for the topogr<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">phic<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">l reconstruction of the Middle Bronze II (18th century B.C.) ph<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">se town, with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\"> number of stone structures <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">mong which two single-cell buildings (such <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">s the \u201cSm<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">ll Stone Building\u201d) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">nd <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\"> monument<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">l structure (\u201cStone Building\u201d) st<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">nd out, most likely connected to the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">dj<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">cent temple <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">, d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">ting to the l<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">st ph<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">se of occup<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">tion of the site, immedi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">tely before its <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">b<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">ndonment <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">t the turn of the 18th <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36494430 BCX8\">nd 17th centuries BCE.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"gap-1928420738\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1928420738 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1456972955\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-445036770\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_881102072\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-3-1-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:49%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-3-1-1126x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-3-1-1126x800.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-3-1-563x400.jpg 563w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-3-1-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-3-1-1536x1091.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-3-1-2048x1455.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_881102072 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\nAereal view of the stone buildings of the Middle Bronze Age II <span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\">\u00a9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">K\u00fcltepe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Excavations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\"> Archive<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"gap-91643472\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-91643472 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">To the north of the \u201cBurnt Building\u201d (Area 01), an imposing basement building dated to the Middle Bronze II (K\u00fcltepe Mound &#8211; Phase 7) was unearthed. The structure, renamed the \u201cStone Building,\u201d consists of two adjacent semi-basement chambers: a long narrow room (L.78), measuring 12 \u00d7 2.5 m and with a recess at the southeastern end, and a large rectangular room (L.79) measuring 12 \u00d7 5 m.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The wall structures are made of limestone and local volcanic stone, with coarsely squared blocks in the inner faces; outwardly, however, the walls were set directly against the ground, cutting through older structures and levels (K\u00fcltepe Mound &#8211; Phases 8-10). The western and northern walls are over 3 m thick, with a maximum preserved height reaching almost 4 m.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">The building, with a northeast\/southwest orientation, must have had at least a second floor, located at the ground level of the paved plaza, which had been partly cut and readjusted for the construction of the structure. Access to the underground rooms was via a staircase with stone steps located in the northeast corner and cut out along the northern retaining wall. At a comparable elevation, at the corner between the western and northern walls of the building, there was a paved floor, which can be interpreted as a landing for access to the upper floor (or \u201cground floor\u201d) of the structure.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"gap-377051596\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-377051596 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_196483744\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-7-1-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-7-1-1067x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-7-1-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-7-1-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-7-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-7-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-7-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_196483744 {\n  width: 76%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"text-2600407342\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\r\n\r\nAereal view of the Stone Building <span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\">\u00a9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">K\u00fcltepe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Excavations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\"> Archive<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2600407342 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-413799410\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2095441031\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">The two semi-subterr<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ne<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">n rooms were very distinctive stor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ge rooms. The southern comp<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">rtment (L.78), n<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">rrow <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">nd elong<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ted in sh<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">pe, w<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">s used for the stor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ge of foodstuffs kept in nine l<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">rge pithoi, embedded in the p<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ved floor level lined with r<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">mmed e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">rth <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">nd l<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">rge stone sl<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">bs. The l<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">rge northern room (L.79) w<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">s used <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">s <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\"> stor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ge pl<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ce for t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ble <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">nd l<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">rder pottery (including <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\"> l<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">rge j<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">r with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">pplied decor<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">tion), pl<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ced both on wooden shelves <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">loc<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ted<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">long the northern <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">nd southern sides <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">nd on <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\"> pithoi b<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">nquette, provided with ten b<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ys <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">nd <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">loc<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ted<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">long the e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">stern side of the room. The floor of the l<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">rge room w<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">s m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">de of sm<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ll stones covered with pl<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ster <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">nd covered with m<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ts, of which obvious miner<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">lized tr<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ces rem<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">ined<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8232191 BCX8\">.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"gap-1785359206\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1785359206 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1914106619\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-693773253\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_649895363\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-8-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-8-1266x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-8-1266x800.jpg 1266w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-8-633x400.jpg 633w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-8-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-8-1536x971.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-8-2048x1294.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_649895363 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Detail of the adobe bench with the storage pits for vessels in room L.79 \u00a9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">K\u00fcltepe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Excavations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\"> Archive<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1352446190\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1608707885\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-9-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-9-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-9-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-9-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-9-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1608707885 {\n  width: 95%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Detail of the mat over the floor in room L.79 \u00a9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">K\u00fcltepe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Excavations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\"> Archive<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1654975963\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1098016072\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_815881706\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-10-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-10-1124x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-10-1124x800.jpg 1124w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-10-562x400.jpg 562w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-10-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-10-1536x1093.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-10-2048x1457.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_815881706 {\n  width: 81%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Vessels found lying on the floor in room L.79 L.79 \u00a9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">K\u00fcltepe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Excavations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\"> Archive<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1097579491\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_789046634\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-11-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-11-1383x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-11-1383x800.jpg 1383w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-11-692x400.jpg 692w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-11-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-11-1536x888.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-11-2048x1184.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_789046634 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Detail of the storage pits for the <em>pithoi<\/em> in room L.78 \u00a9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">K\u00fcltepe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Excavations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\"> Archive<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1895163088\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-331560048\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">Ne<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">r the northwestern corner of the building, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\"> unique inst<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ll<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">tion le<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ning <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">g<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">inst the w<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ll itself, circul<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">r in sh<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">pe <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">nd built entirely of stone blocks, w<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">s brought to light. This inst<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ll<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">tion, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">45 cm<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\"> wide <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">t the mouth <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">nd c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">. 2.50 m deep, w<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">s prelimin<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">rily interpreted <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">s <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\"> duct connected with room L.79 with prob<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ble function of ventil<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">tion, filled <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">fter the coll<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">pse of the building with pottery (including mini<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ture v<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ses) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">nd <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">nim<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">l w<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ste to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ssume <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\"> second<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ry function of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW28121578 BCX8\">f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW28121578 BCX8\">viss<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">, prob<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">bly to be connected with the ritu<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">l obliter<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">tion <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ctivities of the \u201cStone Building,\u201d documented by the thick levels of dr<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ge <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">nd filling extended to the entire footprint of the building th<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">t covered, obliter<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">ting them, the coll<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW28121578 BCX8\">pse levels.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1567581979\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1053409735\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-12-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-12-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-12-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-12-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-12-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1053409735 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"text-3695343601\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\r\n\r\nDetail of the favissa found against the southernmost wall of room L.79 <span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\">\u00a9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">K\u00fcltepe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Excavations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\"> Archive<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3695343601 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1523439670\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1045864428\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1273227187\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-13-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-13-748x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-13-748x800.jpg 748w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-13-374x400.jpg 374w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-13-768x821.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-13-1436x1536.jpg 1436w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-13-1915x2048.jpg 1915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1273227187 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Restored <em>pithos<\/em> exposed in the Visitor Center of the site of <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">K\u00fcltepe <\/span>\u00a9<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">K\u00fcltepe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Excavations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW189352014 BCX8\"> Archive<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-484613197\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">An impressive amount of pottery was found in the thick collapse levels, including diverse vascular morphologies suitable for the storage and consumption of arids and liquids and pertaining to red glazed and common pottery productions. Some vessels had been preserved almost in their entirety, while most of the material, including large pithoi, was found in fragments below the substantial stone wall collapses. A surprising amount of animal bones was, in addition, found in the collapse and fill levels, with a singularly high concentration of wild species.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">The ceramic material turns out to be completely homogeneous and ascribable to a late horizon of the Middle Bronze Age sequence, corresponding to phases 6 and 7 of the mound, and to levels Ib and Ia of the k\u0101rum, thus indicatively datable to the 18th century B.C., also on the basis of ceramic comparisons with sites on the plain and, more broadly, in central Anatolia.\u00a0 Of exceptional significance is the finding of numerous fragments belonging to two large jars decorated with plastic clay applications forming geometric and figurative motifs without comparisons in Anatolia. Alternating in long friezes separated by laths are metopes with circle, cross, and crescent motifs, stylized rosettes and suns, festoons, and scales. Between them, a scene with figurative motifs is inserted, in which a lioness, a rampant antelope with a baby on its paws, and a musical scene, where a harp player accompanies the dances of two figures, one of whom is certainly male, can be recognized.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-612064205\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1825112158\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\nThis discovery is of extraordinary importance. The pithoi with plastic decoration from the Stone Building document, for the first time, figurative elements arranged in a narrative composition on a category of vessels previously unknown at K\u00fcltepe. The intent of these elements appears undoubtedly ceremonial or ritual, providing a valuable clue for interpreting the building\u2019s function.\r\nThis likely represents a continuation of the well-known tradition of Paleo-Hittite vessels with figurative reliefs, attested in various Anatolian centres. The most complete examples have been found at Inandiktepe and Huseyndede Tepesi, two sites dating to the 16th-15th centuries BCE, which served as residences for high-ranking members of the Hittite court.\r\nEqually remarkable was the discovery among thousands of animal bones in the collapse and fill levels of the building, including remains belonging to at least two lions, a bear, several deer, and wild boars, suggesting hunting activities.\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-201034517\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-32088235\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_515219252\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-14-600x800.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-14-600x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-14-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-14-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-14-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-14-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-14-rotated.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_515219252 {\n  width: 96%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\"><em>In situ pithos<\/em> in the northern corner of room L.78 during the restoration work @K\u00fcltepe Expedition Archive<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-502727101\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1226610399\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-16-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-16-855x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-16-855x800.jpg 855w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-16-428x400.jpg 428w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-16-768x718.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-16-1536x1437.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-16-2048x1916.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1226610399 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"gap-957014438\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-957014438 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"gap-522455866\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-522455866 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">Geometric, figurative plastic-decorated <em>pithos<\/em> found in fragments in the filling layers of the two rooms of the <em>Stone Building<\/em>\u00a0@K\u00fcltepe Expedition Archive<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"gap-1394275963\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1394275963 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-796937381\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1084376098\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">The initial excavation campaigns carried out by PAIK revelaed two domestic buildings dating to the Middle Bronze II period (K\u00fcltepe Mound \u2013 Phase 7). These were located to the West of the \u201cStone Building\u201d, on a high terrace approximately 3 meters above the paved area.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Both buildings were constructed with a single-cell design, featuring foundation walls of squared andesite blocks, on a terrace sloping eastward towards the \u201cStone Building\u201d. The southwestern building could not be fully investigated as the uppermost stratigraphy of the terraced area had been cut by numerous pits, which also caused the destruction of some of its parts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">The building located in the center of the excavation area, identified as the \u201cSmall Stone Building,\u201d features intact external walls and was fully excavated during the 2023 campaign, with the removal of layers of collapse and fallen stone blocks from the interior. On the beaten-earth floor, tableware, cooking pots, and storage containers were found, along with tools for food preparation. Inside the structure, a mudbrick, dome-shaped oven was located against the northwestern wall, while a stone installation of rectangular blocks was positioned in the southwestern corner, possibly the base of a staircase leading to an upper floor.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Outside the southern wall of the \u201cSmall Stone Building,\u201d a semicircular installation bordered by a single row of medium-sized stones was excavated. Inside, ceramic materials, especially inverted bases, and a few animal remains were found. Although its interpretation is not yet entirely clear, the installation is evidently connected to the building, as its base sits at the same level as the floor and shows white, calcareous, lens-like traces at its bottom, which were also present in the adjacent room.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">The study of materials recovered within the \u201cSmall Stone Building\u201d and its adjacent installation dated the building to the Middle Bronze II (K\u00fcltepe Mound \u2013 Phase 7), an important indication of the contemporaneity between this structure and the more monumental \u201cStone Building.\u201d This suggests that the settlement was constructed on terraces sloping from west to east.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Evidence of this ancient terracing might also be observed in the accumulation layers, which show clear signs of destruction and leveling associated with a slightly earlier settlement phase, as indicated by abundant fragmented, burnt, and collapsed mudbricks mixed with ceramic material dating to Middle Bronze I (K\u00fcltepe Mound \u2013 Phase 8).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-48081499\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1262047095\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2032260159\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-4-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-4-1067x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-4-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-4-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-4-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2032260159 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n&#8220;Small Stone Building&#8221; <span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">@K\u00fcltepe Expedition Archive<\/span><\/span>.\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-247362354\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1966185023\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1513814138\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-5-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-5-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-5-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-5-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1513814138 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\nHearth in the north-western corner of the &#8220;Small Stone Building&#8221; <span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">@K\u00fcltepe Expedition Archive<\/span><\/span>.\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1013168416\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_404338027\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-6-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:70%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-6-720x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-6-720x800.jpg 720w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-6-360x400.jpg 360w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-6-768x853.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-6-1383x1536.jpg 1383w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Fig.-6-1843x2048.jpg 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_404338027 {\n  width: 95%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\nSmall jar from over the floor of the &#8220;Small Stone Building&#8221; <span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW189352014 BCX8\" lang=\"IT-IT\" xml:lang=\"IT-IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW189352014 BCX8\">@K\u00fcltepe Expedition Archive<\/span><\/span>.\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4><em><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW247975226 BCX8\" lang=\"IT\" xml:lang=\"IT\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW247975226 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24476718 BCX8\">The north-western residential buildings of the Middle Bronze Age<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h4>\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">The 2024 excavation campaign was primarily conducted in a new area located northwest of the stone buildings and immediately adjacent to a sector previously exposed by the Turkish mission led by T. \u00d6zg\u00fc\u00e7.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Here, rectangular rooms of presumably domestic structures were uncovered. Following the investigation of some ephemeral circular installations, likely from the Iron Age, research revealed a large rectangular room at the center of the area. This room was bordered by an imposing eastern stone wall and by northern and southern mudbrick walls. Of particular interest were numerous medium and large-sized vessels found in situ along the eastern wall, which enabled the dating of the context to the Middle Bronze II period, thanks to precise comparisons with ceramics found on the floor of the \u201cStone Building.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">North of the room, a contiguous smaller space appears to be connected to the previous one by a passageway, possibly a street, which contained numerous ceramic remains lying flat on a compacted earthen floor.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">In the southern portion of the excavation area, remains of walls and rooms are visible, though their interpretation is more challenging due to their poor state of preservation. The only exception is the foundation of a small oven, composed of a three-course stone wall and a semicircular closure made of a single course of small stones<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW26928830 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26928830 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW26928830 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\t<div id=\"gap-507989520\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-507989520 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1917686689\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-17-1400x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-17-1400x768.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-17-730x400.jpg 730w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-17-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-17-1536x842.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-17-2048x1123.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1917686689 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\nAereal view of the excavation area @K\u00fcltepe Expedition Archive\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-189906191\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-768667959\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_436655555\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-20-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-20-1088x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-20-1088x800.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-20-544x400.jpg 544w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-20-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-20-1536x1130.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-20-2048x1506.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_436655555 {\n  width: 91%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW2907979 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW2907979 BCX8\">Jars found in situ on an eroded floor<\/span><\/span>\u00a0@K\u00fcltepe Expedition Archive\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1191454790\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1757236303\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-18-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-18-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-18-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-18-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-18-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-18-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1757236303 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW236428615 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW236428615 BCX8\">Concentration of vessels in situ on the floor of the central room <\/span><\/span>@K\u00fcltepe Expedition Archive\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1440131912\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1549632581\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-19-scaled.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-19-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-19-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-19-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-19-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fig.-19-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1549632581 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\r\n\r\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW8327944 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8327944 BCX8\">Small oven in the southern <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8327944 BCX8\">portion<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW8327944 BCX8\"> of the excavation area<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW8327944 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW8327944 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW8327944 BCX8\" \/><\/span> @K\u00fcltepe Expedition Archive\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1096541806\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-935326035\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/en\/paik\/paik-kanesh\/\" class=\"button primary is-outline is-small expand\"  >\n\t<i class=\"icon-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i>\t<span>K\u00fcltepe, the ancient Kanesh\/Nesha<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1109022548\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1501454672\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div 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><\/i><\/a>\n\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2731,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4850","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4850"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6092,"href":"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4850\/revisions\/6092"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orienteantico.unimi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}