The Hittite Dam near Karakuyu c. 2 km to the south of the village. A two-line hieroglyphic inscription with the name Tudhaliya (IV) dates the structure to the second half of the 13th century BC. The first line displays the cartouche of Tudhaliya IV with Labarna, Great King, and Hero titles on both sides of his name (currently in Kayseri Museum). Karakuyu Dam was regarded as a hydraulic stucture however the structure might be the remnants of a sacral chamber. J.G. Hawkins (20104) called it Tut ḫaliya IV’s hunting monument.
See:
- Emre, Kutlu. "Hittite Dam of Karakuyu," in Prince Mikasa (ed.), Essays on Anatolian archeology. Wiesbaden, 1993
- Charles Burney, sv Karakuyu, Historical Dictionary of the Hittites, Scarecrow Press 2004, p.139
- https://www.hittitemonuments.com/karakuyu/
- John David Hawkins,Hittite Monuments and Their Sanctity, in: Sacred Landscapes of Hittites and Luwians: Proceedings of the International Conference in Honour of Franca Pecchioli Daddi Florence, February 6th-8th 2014, p. 4-6