Hacıtuğrul, Polatlı

Hacıtuğrul
Hacıtuğrul
Neighbourhood
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	Coordinates: 39°44′N 32°12′E / 39.733°N 32.200°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Ankara
District	Polatlı
Population (2022)	179
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Hacıtuğrul is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Polatlı, Ankara Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 179 (2022).^[2]

Archaeology

Hacıtuğrul Höyük (tr:Hacıtuğrul Höyüğü) is a mound located at the 60 km marker of the Ankara - Polatlı highway, between the village of Hacıtuğrul, and the Yenidoğan, Polatlı train station. Gordion is located 22 km to the northeast. In the older publications, the mound is referred to as Yenidogan Höyük or Külhöyük.^[3] The mound measures 650x600 meters, and is 24 meters high. With these dimensions, it is one of the largest mounds in Turkey, spread over an area of 3.3 hectares. It is roughly twice the size of Gordion.

Excavations show that the mound was a fortified Phrygian settlement. Based on the finds, it is contemporary with the new Phrygian fortress in Gordion, that is, it is dated to the 7th-6th century BC. It was most likely an extension of the Phrygian settlement in Gordion.

Excavations were carried out by the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations between 1972-79 under the direction of Burhan Tezcan. Layers belonging to the Hittite, Phrygian and Persian Periods have been identified.

References

^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ Mellink, Machteld J. (1973-04-01). "Archaeology in Asia Minor". American Journal of Archaeology. 77 (2). University of Chicago Press: 169–193. doi:10.2307/503721. ISSN 0002-9114.

Literature

C. Brian Rose, The Archaeology of Phrygian Gordion, Royal City of Midas: Gordion Special Studies 7, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013, p. 205, 208
Baptiste Vergnaud, A Phrygian Identity in Fortifications?, in: Soma 2012, Identity and Connectivity Proceedings of the 16th Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology, Florence, Italy, 1–3 March 2012, BAR international series, 2581. Oxford, Archaeopress, 2013, p. 233-241

External links

Hacitugrul tayproject.org

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[1] Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

[2] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.

[Mellink_pp._169–193-3] Mellink, Machteld J. (1973-04-01). "Archaeology in Asia Minor". American Journal of Archaeology. 77 (2). University of Chicago Press: 169–193. doi:10.2307/503721. ISSN 0002-9114.

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