Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace

Why it mattersKey temple-complex for Southeastern Anatolia, Sanliurfa, illustrating Pre-Pottery Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.

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Built

c. 9000 BCE

Period

Pre-Pottery Neolithic (9500-8500 BCE)

Culture

Pre-Pottery Neolithic

Purpose

Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 9000 BCE

   Initial construction of Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace main structure

2. c. 1186 BCE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace

3. 1988–2012

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection

• Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace — Main Temple-Complex Feature

  hydraulic

  Primary hydraulic at Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits

  37.0777° N · 39.2942° E

• Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure

  necropolis

  Ancillary necropolis at Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace — enclosure wall with stratified deposits

  37.0761° N · 39.2923° E

• Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel

  temple

  Outlier temple panel linked to Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape

  37.0781° N · 39.2919° E

• Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex

  chamber

  Hydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Karahan Tepe Pillared Structure East Ridge — Western Terrace with plastered basin

  37.0750° N · 39.2918° E