Göbekli Tepe — Enclosure F Pillar 43 Niche
Göbekli · GT Enclosure F
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600–8000 BCE)·PPN / Göbekli culture·🇹🇷 Şanlıurfa, Örencik, Göbekli Tepe, Turkey
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About Göbekli Tepe — Enclosure F Pillar 43 Niche
Göbekli Tepe — Enclosure F Pillar 43 Niche in Şanlıurfa, Örencik, Göbekli Tepe, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600–8000 BCE) temple complex attributed to PPN / Göbekli culture. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and workshop area. Dimensions temple 32 m × 18 m; court 45 m × 30 m; area 31.6 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey PPN / Göbekli culture temple-complex with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 760 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 9500–8800 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600–8000 BCE)
- Culture
- PPN / Göbekli culture
- Builders
- PPN
- Purpose
- Temple and sanctuary complex
- Rediscovered
- 1981
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 9500–8800 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 867 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1929
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
37.2200° N · 38.9200° E · 760 m · 3 mapped features
Main Temple Cella
cellaMain Temple Cella at Göbekli Tepe — Enclosure F Pillar 43 Niche — cella with stratified deposits
37.2209° N · 38.9213° ENorth Court Ancillary
courtNorth Court Ancillary at Göbekli Tepe — Enclosure F Pillar 43 Niche — court with stratified deposits
37.2223° N · 38.9213° EPylon Gate
pylonPylon Gate at Göbekli Tepe — Enclosure F Pillar 43 Niche — pylon with stratified deposits
37.2176° N · 38.9178° E