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Revision as of 14:26, 29 January 2023
Template:Infobox ancient site Karahan Tepe is an archaeological site in Şanlıurfa Province in Turkey. The site is close to Göbekli Tepe and archaeologists have also uncovered T-shaped stelae there. According to Daily Sabah, "The excavations have uncovered 250 obelisks featuring animal figures" Template:Asof.[1][2]
The site is located near Yağmurlu and roughly 46 kilometers east of Göbekli Tepe, which is often called its sister site.[3][4][5] It is part of the Göbeklitepe Culture and Karahantepe Excavations project. The area is known as “Keçilitepe” by local people. It is part of a region of similar sites now being uncovered known as the Taş Tepeler.[6][2]
History
The ancient structures at Karahan Tepe were discovered in 1997 by "researchers near the Kargalı neighborhood in the Tek Tek Mountains National Park."[7]
Necmi Karul, an archeologist at Istanbul University, told Anadolu Agency in 2019, “Last year, excavation work restarted in Karahantepe [Kectepe] – around 60 km from where Göbeklitepe is located – and we encountered traces of special structures, obelisks, animal sculptures, and descriptions as well as similar symbolism”.[8] The site was filled with dirt and rubble at some point, preserving T-topped columns carved into bedrock.[9] These structures have been described as 'phallic totems'.[2]
Site
In Karahantepe, the archaeological fills cover an area of almost 10 hectares, which increases by another five hectares if the quarries for the T-shaped columns are included.[10]
Further reading
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- JUDITH SUDILOVSKY, 2022, "Oldest Neolithic settlements in Turkey redefine domestication, society" The Jerusalem Post, 27 May 2022: https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-707792
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- ↑ . The site was preserved in part by being filled in with dirt and rubble at some point preserving columns and carvings such as a large human face.Template:Cite web
- ↑ https://arkeolojidergisi.ktb.gov.tr/TR-273118/yayin-arsivi.html
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