Yayvan Tepe Central Tek Tek

Why it mattersYayvan Tepe Central Tek Tek at Şanlıurfa, Yayvan Tepe, Turkey is a PPNB temple complex of the Taş Tepeler tradition, built c. 8300 BCE for central stone hill pl

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

Built

c. 8300 BCE

Period

PPNB

Culture

Taş Tepeler

Purpose

Central Stone Hill plaster floors stair

Excavation

Excavation ongoing

1. c. 8300 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Yayvan Tepe Central Tek Tek

2. 19th–20th century

   Excavation and research at Yayvan Tepe Central Tek Tek

• Yayvan Tepe Central Tek Tek Main Temple-Complex Feature

  temple complex

  Primary temple-complex feature at Yayvan Tepe Central Tek Tek – central central stone hill plaster floors stair element with stratified deposits

  37.1300° N · 39.2801° E

• Yayvan Tepe Central Tek Tek Secondary Enclosure

  enclosure

  Ancillary enclosure/wall line at Yayvan Tepe Central Tek Tek defining settlement or ritual space

  37.1299° N · 39.2801° E

• Yayvan Tepe Central Tek Tek Outlier Rock Art Panel

  rock art

  Outlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Yayvan Tepe Central Tek Tek ceremonial landscape

  37.1301° N · 39.2799° E