Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Southern Extension

Why it mattersKey temple-complex for Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, illustrating Pre-Pottery Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.

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Built

c. 9200 BCE

Period

Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8800 BCE)

Culture

Pre-Pottery Neolithic

Purpose

Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 9200 BCE

   Initial construction of Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Southern Extension main structure

2. c. 1117 BCE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Southern Extension

3. 19th–20th century

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection

• Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Southern Extension — Main Temple-Complex Feature

  plaza

  Primary plaza at Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Southern Extension — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits

  37.2235° N · 38.9328° E

• Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure

  reservoir

  Ancillary reservoir at Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Southern Extension — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits

  37.2254° N · 38.9314° E

• Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel

  mound

  Outlier mound panel linked to Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape

  37.2264° N · 38.9332° E