Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Western Terrace
Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9600-8800 BCE)·Pre-Pottery Neolithic·🇹🇷 Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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About Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Western Terrace
Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Western Terrace 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 enclosure 11 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.1007N 38.8838E 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
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
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 — Western Terrace main structure
c. 747 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.1007° N · 38.8838° E · 663 m · 3 mapped features
Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Western Terrace — Main Ancient-Village Feature
dromosPrimary dromos at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Western Terrace — burial gallery with stratified deposits
37.1014° N · 38.8824° EGobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
structureAncillary structure at Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Western Terrace — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
37.1008° N · 38.8823° EGobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
enclosureOutlier enclosure panel linked to Gobekli Tepe Karahan Quarry Outlier — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
37.0988° N · 38.8845° E