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Çadır Höyük
39.6800° N, 35.1400° E
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Çadır Höyük is an important ancient settlement and archaeological site in Yozgat Province, Turkey 16 kilometers south of Sorgun. It lies around 70 kilometers from the Hittite capital of Hattuša. The artificial mound contains the remains of some 6,000 years of human settlement ranging from the Middle Chalcolithic era to the Byzantine period. The mound reaches the height of 32 metres above the valley plain. Recent excavators of Cadir Hoyuk have identified this site tentatively with the Hittite city of Zippalanda.
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Emergence of the Hittite state
mid-17th century BC
Initial survey
1993
First excavation season (salvage)
1994
Regular annual excavations begin
1998
Middle and Late Bronze Age flourishing
2000–1100 BC
Early Chalcolithic occupation
c. 5300–4500 BC
Possible Neolithic occupation
c. 5500 BC
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