Salat Camii Yanı
Salat Camii Yanı
PPN (9600–8500 BCE, Pre-Pottery Neolithic)·Taurus PPN – Göbekli/ Karacadağ sphere·🇹🇷 Diyarbakır Province, Upper Tigris, Turkey
About
About Salat Camii Yanı
Salat Camii Yanı in Diyarbakır Province, Upper Tigris, Turkey is a PPN (9600–8500 BCE, Pre-Pottery Neolithic) tell attributed to Taurus PPN – Göbekli/ Karacadağ sphere. Early PPN village with round houses pre-pottery. Stratified deposits with radiocarbon sequence and imported materials trace long-distance exchange. Systematic and rescue excavations exposed houses, fortifications and craft zones preserved as a multi-period tell on aerial imagery.
Why it mattersKey Taurus PPN – Göbekli/ Karacadağ sphere sequence for Diyarbakır Province, Upper Tigris; defines regional chronology for PPN.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Phasing precision vs radiocarbon plateau
- 02Ritual vs domestic architecture?
Theories
- 01Regional centre model
- 02ceremonial/territorial marker
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.9600–8500 BCE
- Period
- PPN (9600–8500 BCE, Pre-Pottery Neolithic)
- Culture
- Taurus PPN – Göbekli/ Karacadağ sphere
- Purpose
- Early PPN village with round houses pre-pottery
- Rediscovered
- 1970 survey; systematic excavations
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.9600
Village founded on terrace/plain
c.4100 BCE
Peak occupation — plastered houses and painted pottery
1990
Systematic excavations uncover stratigraphy
On the ground
Structures & features
37.8500° N · 40.9200° E · 560 m · 3 mapped features
Salat Camii Yanı — Central mound/acropolis
structureMain stratified summit with houses/fortifications and sequence
37.8503° N · 40.9202° ESalat Camii Yanı — Lower town / extramural area
complexLower town or extramural cemetery/workshop zone
37.8496° N · 40.9203° ESalat Camii Yanı — Craft / midden quarter
workshopWorkshop or midden with pottery and tools
37.8502° N · 40.9196° E