Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Southern Extension

Why it mattersKey temple-complex 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. 9000 BCE

Period

Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9500-8500 BCE)

Culture

Pre-Pottery Neolithic

Purpose

Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 9000 BCE

   Initial construction of Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Southern Extension main structure

2. c. 1118 BCE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Southern Extension

3. 19th–20th century

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection

• Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Southern Extension — Main Temple-Complex Feature

  enclosure

  Primary enclosure at Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Southern Extension — burial gallery with stratified deposits

  37.1043° N · 39.3006° E

• Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure

  rock art

  Ancillary rock art at Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Southern Extension — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits

  37.1031° N · 39.3029° E

• Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel

  hydraulic

  Outlier hydraulic panel linked to Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape

  37.1043° N · 39.3024° E