New Statues and Fresh Insights from Karahan Tepe and Göbekli Tepe
Oct 2, 2023 · Remarkable new discoveries are coming out of the ground in southeast Turkey, bringing both Gobekli Tepe (9600 BC) and Karahan Tepe (9400 BC) back into the spotlight. Located just 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe is part of the Taş Tepeler (Stone Hills) project.
An immense mystery older than Stonehenge - BBC
Aug 16, 2021 · Atop a limestone plateau near Urfa called Gobekli Tepe, Turkish for "Belly Hill", Schmidt discovered more than 20 circular stone enclosures. The largest was 20m across, a circle of stone with...
New statues found in Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe
Oct 3, 2023 · According to a recent press announcement by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered several new monumental statues and architectural elements at Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe.
Eleven New Neolithic Hill Sites Discovered Near Göbeklitepe, …
Jun 29, 2021 · If these new sites are on a par with the spectacular remains uncovered at Göbeklitepe, their discovery would represent a significant milestone in prehistoric archaeology in the Mesopotamian region. An example of one of the many circular stone monolith formations unearthed at Göbeklitepe, Turkey.
Modified human crania from Göbekli Tepe provide evidence for a new …
Jun 28, 2017 · Archaeological excavations at Göbekli Tepe, a transitional Neolithic site in southeast Turkey, have revealed the earliest megalithic ritual architecture with characteristic T-shaped pillars.
Major New Discoveries at Göbekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe - The …
Oct 11, 2023 · This past weekend, a number of incredible new discoveries have been announced, from the latest excavations at the 11-12,000-year-old Tas Tepeler sites of Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe in Turkey.
Still Excavating Gobekli Tepe: What's Been Most Recently
May 13, 2020 · Gobekli Tepe might be one of the most significant discoveries the world has ever known. Located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey, this archeological wonder continues to reveal truths about the ancient world that many previously never considered.
New monumental statues discovered at Göbeklitepe and …
Oct 2, 2023 · Recent excavations, which are part of the “Stone Hills Project” (“Taş Tepeler Projesi”), have uncovered new architectural elements and monumental statues, with the most notable being a painted boar statue at Göbeklitepe decorated with red, white, and black pigment.
Ancient Calendar, Recently Discovered, May ... - The New York Times
Aug 10, 2024 · A researcher at the University of Edinburgh has discovered what he believes is the earliest calendar of its kind at Gobekli Tepe, an archaeological excavation site in what is now southern...
Göbekli Tepe - Wikipedia
Göbekli Tepe (Turkish: [ɟœbecˈli teˈpe], [2] 'Potbelly Hill'; [3] Kurdish: Girê Mirazan or Xerabreşkê, 'Wish Hill' [4]) is a Neolithic archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. The settlement was inhabited from around 9500 BCE to at least 8000 BCE, [5] during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic.