Archaeological sites of ancient Anatolia

archeological site in Turkey

lydian burial site

Beycesultan () is an archaeological site in western Anatolia (Asia Minor), located about southwest of the modern-day city of Çivril in the Denizli Province of Turkey. It lies in a bend of an old tributary of Büyük Menderes River (Maeander River).

thumb|right|A box made from a piece of ivory and decorated with lapis lazuli, bronze and iron, found at Acemhöyük. thumb|320px|Central Anatolia during the period of the kārum Acemhöyük is an archaeological site in Turkey. The tell is located near the village of Yeşilova in Merkez district, Aksaray Province. The Bronze Age name for the place was probably Purušḫanda/Purušḫattum or . The site was important during the Early Bronze Age as part of the Anatolian Trade Network and the Middle Bronze Age as a colony in the Assyrian Trade Network, with a trading post called Karum.

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Büklükale is an archaeological site located in Kırıkkale province, central Turkey near the town of Karakeçili. It is located about 50 km northwest from yet another important archaeological site of Kaman-Kalehöyük. The site is about 30 hectares in area. During the Middle Bronze Age, Buklukale became a part of the Hittite Empire.

ancient city of Lydia in modern-day Turkey