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<< Our Photo Pages >> Karahan Tepe - Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey

Submitted by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 04 January 2022  Page Views: 12748

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Karahan Tepe Alternative Name: Karahantepe
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Şanlıurfa
Latitude: 37.091447N  Longitude: 39.302319E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
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4Good
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2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Karahan Tepe
Karahan Tepe submitted by davidmorgan : Pillars and a head carved from the bedrock at Karahan Tepe. Photo credit: Eşber Ayaydın - Anadolu Agency. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Karahan Tepe in Sanliurfa province seems to have been inhabited only during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period. Finds are categorised as architectural elements, finds with depictions and small finds. The small finds comprise tools made of flint and obsidian, chisels and adzes made of river pebble, beads, stone pot fragments, grind stones, and pestles. There are 617 small finds and 274 architectural finds; 266 of the architectural finds are in-situ T-shaped pillars.

Source: Karahan Tepe: a new cultural centre in the Urfa area in Turkey by Bahattin Çelik, University of Harran (2011).

"T-shaped pillars" - like at Göbekli Tepe.

Note: Artefacts including carved heads unearthed at the archaeological site of Karahantepe in Turkey reveal the artistic talents of the people who resided there some 11,000 years ago.
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Karahan Tepe
Karahan Tepe submitted by ivanjohnson : Karahan Tepe stone pillar. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Karahan Tepe
Karahan Tepe submitted by ivanjohnson : Karahan Tepe T-shaped pillars. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Karahan Tepe Discovery of Early Male Statue holding Phallus by AngieLake on Wednesday, 04 October 2023
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On Daily Mail online on 3rd October, an exciting discovery!

"Unusual statue featuring a frontal depiction of a man holding his phallus with both hands is discovered near to Mesolithic temple in Turkey
The 7.5ft (2.3m)-tall statue was found at a prehistoric site known as Karahan Tepe
Archaeologists believe it is the oldest human sculpture of its kind found on Earth"

Read more here: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12589389/Unusual-statue-featuring-frontal-depiction-man-holding-phallus-hands-discovered-near-Mesolithic-temple-Turkey.html
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Re: Karahan Tepe by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Thursday, 06 January 2022
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an amazing discovery for sure. have a look for 'ancient architects' channel on youtube for some excellent drone footage of this site
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Karahan Tepe Human Figures by Runemage on Monday, 01 November 2021
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Some here https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture/human-depictions-3d-sculptures-of-karahantepe-site-to-shed-light-on-history/2376573

Larger selection here https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10050217/Stunning-carvings-human-figures-heads-uncovered-Karahantepe.html

Stunning carvings of human figures and heads are uncovered at Karahantepe - one of the important settlements of the Neolithic period - revealing the artistic skills of people who lived in Turkey 11,000 years ago.

A good video here:
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Karahantepe excavations start in Şanlıurfa by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 10 September 2019
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Archaeological excavations have begun in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa’s Karahantepe ancient site, which is home to more than 250 Neolithic-era T-shaped obelisks similar to the ones in the world-famous Göbeklitepe.

As part of studies initiated for the determination of the culture inventory of Şanlıurfa, the structures in Karahantepe were discovered during a survey conducted in 1997 by researchers near the Kargalı neighborhood in the Tek Tek Mountains National Park, which is 46 kilometers from the city center.

As part of the “Göbeklitepe Culture and Karahantepe Excavations” project, surface surveys were initiated two years ago by Istanbul University in the area, known as “Keçilitepe” by the people of the region. The works are headed by Professor Necmi Karul.

In these surveys, more than 250 T-shaped Neolithic-era obelisks were found. The obelisks similar to the structures in Göbeklitepe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Speaking to the state-run Anadolu Agency, Karul said that 12 spots, believed to be during the same period as Göbeklitepe, were already identified in the region, and one of them was of Karahantepe.

He said that the obelisks there were from the same period with Göbeklitepe, adding that they made geomagnetic measurements and the topographic map of the region.

Karul said that they started excavations with a team of 35 people.

“Even from the aerial photographs, over 250 obelisks on the surface are seen. We think that there are more structures with obelisks underground,” he said.

The professor said that Göbeklitepe is one of the places distinguished by T-shaped obelisks and does not express a single period.

“Life in Göbeklitepe is not only limited to a period of ‘T’-shaped stones. It reflects a much longer process, there is a settlement of 700 to 800 years. It is certain that Karahantepe is somewhere in this period. It may cover a longer period of time or it may begin before. The excavations here will reveal all these, but at least we can say that this process coincides with a significant time period, a contemporary period. This means 11,500 years before today. We believe that the fact that Karahantepe is within the Tek Tek Mountains National Park will provide an opportunity for different projects integrated with archeology,” Karul said.

The professor said that the tools used in this region showed that a hunter and gatherer community lived there. Excavations in Karahantepe will find the answer to many questions in mind, said Karul, adding that excavations will continue until the end of September this year.

Source: Hürriyet
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Re: Karahan Tepe by ivanjohnson on Sunday, 19 October 2014
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This may turn out to be one of the largest and most interesting Neolithic sites in southeastern Turkey.
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Re: Karahan Tepe by Andy B on Sunday, 28 September 2014
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See also Karahan Tepe - a new cultural centre in the Urfa area in Turkey

In this study, the finds from Karahan Tepe, which have already been published as news articles, will be evaluated and compared with those from nearby PPN [pre Pottery Neolithic] neighbourhoods in order to reveal their similarities. Of particular interest is a new find, a snake-shaped relief carved on a T-shaped pillar revealed by illegal excavations, and how similar reliefs are known through finds from Göbekli Tepe.

http://arheologija.ff.uni-lj.si/documenta/pdf38/38_19.pdf (PDF)

The Forgotten Stones of Karahan Tepe, Turkey by Hugh Newman

Karahan Tepe is the sister site to the enigmatic Göbekli Tepe, that sits around 23 miles southeast of Göbekli, upon an elevated limestone ridge. It has many striking similarities to Göbekli. Firstly, it consists of T-Shaped pillars - 266 of them that mostly form parallel rows. The pillars have relief carvings, and the site appears, like Göbekli, to be deliberately buried under a great artificial mound, although this could be natural, as after 10,500 years the accumulation of dirt, combined with high winds, could have covered it back up. The comparisons do not end there. It also has serpent relief carvings, strange rock indentations, large cup-marks, porthole stones, and an unfinished T-shaped pillar still in the quarry - the focus of this article.

http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe-opinion-guest-authors/forgotten-stones-karahan-tepe-turkey-001917

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Re: Karahan Tepe by davidmorgan on Sunday, 28 September 2014
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From ivanjohnson:

A Megalithomania video by Andrew Collins:
10,500 year-old Karahan Tepe: Göbekli Tepe's Sister Site in Turkey.

And his article:
Karahan Tepe: Göbekli Tepe’s Sister Site—Another Temple Of The Stars?.
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