Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Southern Extension

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

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 9300 BCE

Period

Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600-8800 BCE)

Culture

Pre-Pottery Neolithic

Purpose

Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space

Excavation

Excavation ongoing

1. c. 9300 BCE

   Initial construction of Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Southern Extension main structure

2. c. 1231 BCE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Southern Extension

3. 1993–2012

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection

• Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Southern Extension — Main Ancient-Village Feature

  reservoir

  Primary reservoir at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Southern Extension — burial gallery with stratified deposits

  37.1161° N · 38.8753° E

• Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure

  mound

  Ancillary mound at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Southern Extension — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits

  37.1197° N · 38.8778° E

• Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel

  dromos

  Outlier dromos panel linked to Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape

  37.1162° N · 38.8777° E

• Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Southern Extension — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex

  structure

  Hydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Southern Extension with plastered basin

  37.1184° N · 38.8773° E