Verified37.3500° N · 39.0000° E · 700 m
Taş Tepeler Network – Karahan & Sefer Tepe etc.
Taş Tepeler
PPN A/B 9600–8000 BCE·Taş Tepeler PPN·🇹🇷 Şanlıurfa & Adıyaman provinces, Turkey
About
About Taş Tepeler Network – Karahan & Sefer Tepe etc.
Umbrella for 12 PPN hilltop sanctuaries (Karahan, Göbekli, Sayburç, Çakmaktepe, Sefer Tepe etc.) being excavated 2019-present, revealing 250+ T-pillars region-wide, reshaping Neolithisation model.
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History
How it came to be
- Built
- 9600–8000 BCE
- Period
- PPN A/B 9600–8000 BCE
- Culture
- Taş Tepeler PPN
- Purpose
- Network of ritual centres
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
9600–8000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1244 CE
Major expansion
Location
Where it is
37.3500° N · 39.0000° E · 700 m