Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600-8800 BCE)·Pre-Pottery Neolithic·🇹🇷 Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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About Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier
Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier in Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, Turkey is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600-8800 BCE) ancient village attributed to Pre-Pottery Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal chamber 12 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.1263N 38.8610E 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 ancient-village for Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, illustrating Pre-Pottery Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
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. 9300 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600-8800 BCE)
- Culture
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 9300 BCE
Initial construction of Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier main structure
c. 988 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier
1983–2012
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.1263° N · 38.8610° E · 676 m · 3 mapped features
Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Main Ancient-Village Feature
cairnPrimary cairn at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
37.1261° N · 38.8623° EGobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
plazaAncillary plaza at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
37.1270° N · 38.8598° EGobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
reservoirOutlier reservoir panel linked to Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier ceremonial landscape
37.1271° N · 38.8610° E