Archaeological 'Type Sites'

Connected Sites: 14

Definition
WHS which are/include an archaeological "Type site". "In archaeology a type site .... is a site that is considered the model of a particular archaeological culture. For example, the type site of the "Pre-Pottery Neolithic A" culture is Jericho ..." and "An archaeological culture is a pattern of similar artifacts and features found within a specific area over a limited period of time. They are sometimes termed Techno-Complexes (Technology-Complexes) to differentiate them from sociological cultures" (Wiki). "Cultures" are commonly either named after their "type site" or the technology in use, but the type sites are not necessarily the most impressive or famous ones ,being named after the site at which the culture was first identified and defined. Provide some evidence that archaeologists regard the location as a "site type" and the name of the culture/period it relates to. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_site.

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Connected Sites

  • Chavin
    Chavin
    Peru
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.12
    55
    6
    Chavin Culture
    See www.indiana.edu
  • Tiwanaku
    Tiwanaku
    Bolivia
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.09
    93
    7
    Tiwanaku Culture
    See www.indiana.edu
  • Mycenae and Tiryns
    Mycenae and Tiryns
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.53
    242
    10
    "The Mycenaeans were a Greek-speaking culture of uncertain origins, typical of the chariot drvien warriers of the late Bronze Age. They occupied cities in the Peloponnese, including Mycenae (the "type site" from which the modern name for the culture is derived), Tiryns, Sparta, and Pylos, as well as cities elsewhere such as Athens and Thebes. Eventually, although the reasons and timing are uncertain, the Mycenaeans took over control of Crete"
    See www.owlfarmer.com
  • Cilento and Vallo di Diano
    Cilento and Vallo di Diano
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.39
    169
    5
    The Gaudo Culture is a late Neolithic culture in Southern Italy, primarily in the region of Campania, active at the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC, whose typesite necropolis is located near Paestum, not far from the mouth of the river Sele.
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Vézère Valley
    Vézère Valley
    France
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.54
    114
    12
    Le Moustier - Mousterian culture, Abri de la Madeleine - Magdalenian Culture
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Hattusha
    Hattusha
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.52
    78
    5
    Hittite civilization: Boğazköy, the site of the Hittite capital of Hattusa, is naturally the type site for this cultural period (The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia: (10,000-323 BCE) - Page 80)
  • Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
    Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
    Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.03
    250
    15
    The Swiss site CH-ZH-03 at Horgen-Scheller gave its name to the Horgen culture. See pp 305/6 of the Nomination File and (link)
    See de.wikipedia.org
  • Oaxaca and Monte Alban
    Oaxaca and Monte Alban
    Mexico
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.72
    136
    7
    Monte Alban - Zapotec civilization (wiki)
  • Ngorongoro
    Ngorongoro
    Tanzania
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.36
    129
    4
    Olduvai Gorge - Oldowan Culture ("Even though Olduvai Gorge is the type site, Oldowan tools from here are not the oldest known examples" Wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Hallstatt-Dachstein
    Hallstatt-Dachstein
    Austria
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.61
    244
    16
    Hallstatt culture
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Frontiers of the Roman Empire
    Frontiers of the Roman Empire
    Germany, United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1987
    2.81
    347
    20
    Birdoswald - a type site for the early post-Roman development of a Roman fort (see link)
    See www.dur.ac.uk
  • El Tajin
    El Tajin
    Mexico
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.59
    60
    5
    Classic Central Veracruz is focused upon north central Veracruz, where the type site of El Tajin is located (The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia - Page 10)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Chinchorro Culture
    Chinchorro Culture
    Chile
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.47
    25
    3
    The Chinchorro type site is located in Arica, Chile; it was discovered by German archaeologist Max Uhle in the early 20th century.
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Chaco Culture
    Chaco Culture
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.44
    116
    11
    Basketmaker III Culture. In 1927 "Frank H. H. Roberts excavated the pithouse village called Shabik'eschee. This site pre-dated the period of the construction of Chacoan great houses (monumental public buildings), and became the archaeological "type-site" (example) for the Basketmaker III period in the Pecos classification of Pueblo cultures"... "it is located on the lowest terrace of a finger of Chacra Mesa at the east end of the current Chaco Culture National Historical Park." Pueblo Bonito "is the type site for the Bonito phase (about A.D. 860 to 1140)"