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Structure CD

A thinly exposed structure next to Structure CB in Sayburç's southern area — recorded as a probable special building but not yet excavated enough to describe with confidence.

The Sayburç excavation. (Site view; not a photograph of this find.)
The Sayburç excavation. (Site view; not a photograph of this find.) Wikimedia Commons

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Quick facts

Area
southern part of the settlement, adjacent to Structure CB
Type
probable special building (reported)
Features
reported as similar to CB, but exposed over only a limited area
Status
one of Sayburç's least-published structures — plan, size and decoration unknown

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What little is known

Structure CD is one of Sayburç's least-published structures, and this entry is kept short on purpose. It is recorded as a probable special building adjacent to Structure CB in the southern area, with features reported as similar to CB but exposed over only a limited area. There is not yet enough excavated to give its plan, size or any decorative detail.

Because CD is so lightly exposed, the responsible position is to keep it separate from CB rather than assume the two are one building or exact matches. Whether CD is a distinct special building, an annex, or part of the same complex as CB is genuinely open, and the answer will depend on further excavation and fuller publication.

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Sources

Sources & further reading1 reference
  1. Özdoğan, E. (2024). Sayburç: a mid-9th millennium BC site in the foothills of the Eastern Taurus. Documenta Praehistorica 51: 44–58. Open-access preliminary report of the first excavation seasons; source of the lettered special buildings. doi:10.4312/dp.51.23

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