History and archaeology / Mound (höyük)
Kusura Mound (Höyük)
Sandıklı, Afyonkarahisar
The mound that gave its name to the schematic "Kusura-type" idols of the Early Bronze Age.
Its story
Kusura is a village in Sandıklı, and the nearby mound became known through excavations carried out in the 1930s. The schematic female figurines found here, dating to the 3rd millennium BC, are known in archaeology as "Kusura-type" idols, and examples are displayed in many museums around the world. Settlement layers from the Chalcolithic and Bronze Ages have been identified on the mound. Few building remains are visible at the site today; some of the finds are in the Afyonkarahisar Museum.
Key facts
- Period
- Chalcolithic, Bronze Age
- Location
- Sandıklı, Kusura village
Trip purpose
- Free
- Quiet
Location
38.36530, 30.22830
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusura%2C_Sand%C4%B1kl%C4%B1 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusura%2C_Sand%C4%B1kl%C4%B1 | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Figurine_Kusura_type,_limestone,_2800%E2%80%932300_BC,_AshmoleanM,_AN_1969.498,_142392.jpg