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Hilltop shrines

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Hilltop shrines

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex

Harbetsuvan Tepesi

Pre-Pottery Neolithic A–B · Taş Tepeler PPN

Tektek summit acropolis with round terrazzo building and T-pillars, 7 km from Karahan Tepe.

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Temple complex

Kurt Tepesi

Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPNA–PPNB) · Taş Tepeler

Tektek ridge T-pillar sanctuary linking Karahan and Harbetsuvan, ~5 ha with twin enclosures.