Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Northern Annex
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600-8800 BCE)·Pre-Pottery Neolithic·🇹🇷 Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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About Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Northern Annex
Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Northern Annex 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 necropolis 6 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.0976N 38.8747E 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
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
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
- Partially excavated
c. 9300 BCE
Initial construction of Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Northern Annex main structure
c. 649 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Northern Annex
1996–2013
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0976° N · 38.8747° E · 680 m · 3 mapped features
Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Northern Annex — Main Ancient-Village Feature
plazaPrimary plaza at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
37.0964° N · 38.8740° EGobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
reservoirAncillary reservoir at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Northern Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
37.0982° N · 38.8749° EGobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
moundOutlier mound panel linked to Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
37.0986° N · 38.8739° E