Karahan Tepe
Vorlage:Infobox ancient site Karahantepe is an archaeological site in Şanlıurfa Province in Turkey. Recent evidence suggests it may be older than Göbekli Tepe. The site is close to Göbekli Tepe and archaeologists have also uncovered T-shaped stele there. According to Daily Sabah, "The excavations have uncovered 250 obelisks featuring animal figures to date."[1]
The ancient structures at Karahan Tepe were discovered in 1997 by "researchers near the Kargalı neighborhood in the Tek Tek Mountains National Park."[2]
The site is located near Yağmurlu and roughly 35 kilometers east of Göbekli Tepe, and is often called the sister site of Göbekli Tepe.[3] It is part of the Göbeklitepe Culture and Karahantepe Excavations project, and surveys were initiated two years ago by Istanbul University. The area is known as “Keçilitepe” by local people.[4]
Necmi Karul, an archeologist at Istanbul University, told Anadolu Agency in 2019, “Last year, excavation work restarted in Karahantepe [Kectepe] – around 60 km from where Gobeklitepe is located – and we encountered traces of special structures, obelisks, animal sculptures, and descriptions as well as similar symbolism”.[5]
References
- ↑ Demirören News Agency: New Karahantepe settlement may be older than Göbeklitepe. In: Daily Sabah. 27. November 2020, abgerufen am 7. Dezember 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ Karahantepe excavations start in Şanlıurfa. In: Hürriyet Daily News. Abgerufen am 7. Dezember 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ ashley cowie: Breakthrough Discovery: Karahan Tepe is Older Than Göbekli Tepe. In: www.ancient-origins.net. Abgerufen am 7. Dezember 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ Karahantepe on way to be new face of Turkey. In: Hürriyet Daily News. Abgerufen am 7. Dezember 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ Handan Kazanci: Turkey: Conservation, not excavation, focus in Gobeklitepe. In: Anadolu Agency. 8. März 2020.