Sefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill
PPNB·Taş Tepeler·🇹🇷 Şanlıurfa, Sefer Tepe, Turkey
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About Sefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill
Sefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill at Şanlıurfa, Sefer Tepe, Turkey is a PPNB temple complex of the Taş Tepeler tradition, built c. 8700 BCE for quarry and unfinished t-pillar hill. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersSefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill at Şanlıurfa, Sefer Tepe, Turkey is a PPNB temple complex of the Taş Tepeler tradition, built c. 8700 BCE for quarry and unfinished t
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 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. 8700 BCE
- Period
- PPNB
- Culture
- Taş Tepeler
- Purpose
- Quarry and unfinished T-pillar hill
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 8700 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Sefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Sefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0800° N · 39.4500° E · 469 m · 3 mapped features
Sefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill Main Temple-Complex Feature
temple complexPrimary temple-complex feature at Sefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill – central quarry and unfinished t-pillar hill element with stratified deposits
37.0800° N · 39.4500° ESefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Sefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill defining settlement or ritual space
37.0799° N · 39.4501° ESefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Sefer Tepe PPN Quarry Hill ceremonial landscape
37.0801° N · 39.4499° E