Alisar Attractions
The Sümrük Sivrisi settlement hill near the village of Alisar about 60km/37mi southeast of Yozgat and 20km/12mi south of Sorgun was excavated by American archeologists between 1927 and 1932. Evidence was found of habitation here from the fourth millennium B.C. to Phrygian times and finds included a Chalcolithic village with rectangular houses, which had been walled in during the Early Bronze Age (2500 B.C.), an Assyrian trading center which met a violent end (cuneiform texts) and perhaps the Hittite provincial town of Ankuva.
Remains of a Phrygian fortress have been found in the most recent settlement level. Very little of interest can be seen on the site as all the important finds have been taken to the Ethnographic Museum or the Hittite Museum in Ankara.
Remains of a Phrygian fortress have been found in the most recent settlement level. Very little of interest can be seen on the site as all the important finds have been taken to the Ethnographic Museum or the Hittite Museum in Ankara.
