Aşıklı Höyük is a settlement mound located nearly 1 kilometre south of Kızılkaya village on the bank of the Melendiz brook, and 25 km southeast of Aksaray, Turkey. Aşıklı Höyük is located in an area c
Aşıklı Höyük Excavations
Panorama made from top of the mound, facing north-west
Aşıklı Höyük excavations in 2009
Earliest calibrated Carbon 14 dates for Aşıklı Höyük as of 2013.
The Melendiz River, is a stream forming the Ihlara Valley in the territory of the Aksaray Province, Turkey. In ancient times, its name was Potamus Kapadukus. It arises from Melendiz Mountain, passes t