Göbekli Tepe Enclosure H Lion Pillars
Göbekli Tepe Enclosure H Lion Pillars North Annex · Göbekli Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Şanlıurfa, Örencik, Turkey
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About Göbekli Tepe Enclosure H Lion Pillars
Göbekli Tepe Enclosure H Lion Pillars in Şanlıurfa, Örencik, Turkey is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.2230N 38.9220E controls access to Şanlıurfa resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Şanlıurfa, Örencik, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1968 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Göbekli Tepe Enclosure H Lion Pillars main structure
c. 1908
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1968–2013
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Göbekli Tepe Enclosure H Lion Pillars) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.2230° N · 38.9220° E · 136 m · 4 mapped features
Göbekli Tepe Enclosure H Lion Pillars — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
37.2238° N · 38.9229° EGöbekli Tepe Enclosure H Lion Pillars — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
37.2220° N · 38.9213° EGöbekli Tepe Enclosure H Lion Pillars — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
37.2245° N · 38.9232° EGöbekli Tepe Enclosure H Lion Pillars — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
37.2214° N · 38.9209° E