Verified37.0917° N · 39.3033° E · 705 m
Karahan Tepe
Keçilitepe · Girê Keçel
Pre-Pottery Neolithic·Taş Tepeler PPN·🇹🇷 Southeastern Anatolia, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey
About
About Karahan Tepe
Major Taş Tepeler sister site to Göbekli Tepe, ~15 ha with quarries, 266 T-pillars and special building with 11 pillars and phallic/human-head statuary. Reveals 12-site hilltop sanctuary network.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01250+ T-pillars exceeding Göbekli
- 02Human-head statues symbolism
Theories
- 01Regional pilgrimage network
- 02Transition to domestication ritual centre
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. 9400–8000 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic
- Culture
- Taş Tepeler PPN
- Purpose
- Ritual complex with quarries
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 9400–8000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1037 CE
Major expansion
Location
Where it is
37.0917° N · 39.3033° E · 705 m
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