Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Western Terrace
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8800 BCE)·Pre-Pottery Neolithic·🇹🇷 Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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About Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Western Terrace
Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Western Terrace in Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8800 BCE) temple complex attributed to Pre-Pottery Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 12 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.2379N 38.9081E controls access to Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey temple-complex for Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, illustrating Pre-Pottery Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 9200 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8800 BCE)
- Culture
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 9200 BCE
Initial construction of Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Western Terrace main structure
c. 995 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.2379° N · 38.9081° E · 786 m · 3 mapped features
Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Western Terrace — Main Temple-Complex Feature
moundPrimary mound at Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Western Terrace — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
37.2393° N · 38.9093° EGobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
dromosAncillary dromos at Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Western Terrace — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
37.2375° N · 38.9075° EGobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
structureOutlier structure panel linked to Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
37.2374° N · 38.9069° E