History and archaeology / Mound (höyük)
Göbeklitepe
Haliliye, Şanlıurfa
One of the world's oldest monumental structures, dated to around 9600 BC and known for its T-shaped pillars with reliefs; a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2018.
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Its story
The hill near Örencik was identified in a surface survey in 1963; excavations that began in 1995 under the direction of Klaus Schmidt uncovered circular and oval structures from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Age. Each structure has 10–12 T-shaped pillars connected to each other by stone walls, with two taller pillars in the middle. Human arms and hands, belts, and animals such as bulls, wild boars, foxes, snakes and vultures are carved in relief on the stones. Its construction by hunter-gatherer communities in a period close to the beginning of agriculture has changed the view of the Neolithic revolution. After the visitor center, the site is toured along walkways under the protective roof; the finds are at the Şanlıurfa Archaeology Museum.
Key facts
- Period
- 9600–8000 BC
- Admission
- Paid (Müzekart valid)
- Getting there
- ~18 km northeast of Şanlıurfa, near Örencik
- Visit duration
- 1.5 hours
Trip purpose
- Accessible
- Photography
- Day trip
Location
37.22397, 38.92204
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göbeklitepe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göbekli_Tepe | https://muze.gov.tr/muze-detay?DistId=SGT&SectionId=SGT01 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/124331302