Karahan Tepe
Neolithic archaeological site in Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karahan Tepe (Kurdish: Girê Keçel)[1][2] is an archaeological site in Şanlıurfa Province in Turkey. The site is close to Göbekli Tepe and archaeologists have also uncovered T-shaped stelae there and believe that the sites are related. According to Daily Sabah, "The excavations have uncovered 250 obelisks featuring animal figures" as of 2020[update]. Additionally, the site may be the earliest known human village, predating the construction of Göbekli Tepe, dating to between 9,000-11,000 BCE.[3][4]
Location | Karahan Tepe, Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey |
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Coordinates | 37°05′33″N 39°18′13″E |
History | |
Periods | Pre-Pottery Neolithic A to B |
The site is located near Yağmurlu and roughly 46 kilometers east of Göbekli Tepe, which is often called its sister site.[4][5][6] It is part of the Göbeklitepe Culture and Karahantepe Excavations project. The area is known as “Keçilitepe” by local people. It is part of a region of similar sites now being uncovered known as the Taş Tepeler.[4][7]